High school football: Mater Dei at St. Frances Academy headlines 2023 out-of-state games

The 2023 high school football season is shaping up to be a big one when it comes to out-of-state matchups. Among the headliners will be St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) traveling to Southern California to face last year's MaxPreps National Champion St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.). The game is at Panish Family Stadium on Sept. 8 in the Trinity League vs. USA Showcase.

The Panthers will host Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) two weeks later on Sept. 22.

St. Frances Academy will also have road or neutral site matchups against Buford (Ga.), Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.), East St. Louis (Ill.) and IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.).

St. John Bosco also has a very difficult out-of-state schedule headlined by a road trip to Florida at St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) on Aug. 26.

Another huge matchup was announced as Central (Miami) will travel to Las Vegas to take on Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) on Sept. 1. The Rockets are coming off a 14-0 season and finished ranked at No. 2 in the final MaxPreps Top 25. The Gaels went 14-1 and finished ranked at No. 4. This will be the third meeting between the two national powers. James Cook led Miami Central to a 24-20 win in 2017, while the Gaels returned the favor with a 21-20 victory in 2021.

Other out-of-state games that will impact the MaxPreps Top 25 national rankings during the 2023 season include IMG Academy vs. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) at Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.), St. John's (Washington, D.C.) at American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), Centennial (Corona, Calif.) at Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) and Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) at Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.).

There are still games in the works and we will continue to add out-of-state matchups as they are announced leading up to the season. August 18

St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.) at Buford (Ga.)

IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) at Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, Tenn.)

Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) at Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.)

Valdosta (Ga.) at Washington (Massillon, Ohio)

Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) vs. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)

Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.) vs. Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.)

Ben Davis (Indianapolis) at Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)

Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) vs. Frederick Douglass (Lexington, Ky.)

James F. Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.) at Hough (Cornelius, N.C.)

Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) vs. Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.)

Buford at Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.)

Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.) vs. Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.)

Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) at Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Md.)

Woodward Academy (College Park, Ga.) vs. McCallie (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) at St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

St. Frances Academy vs. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)

IMG Academy vs. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)

St. John's (Washington, D.C.) at American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)

Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) at Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)

DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) vs. Springfield (Ohio)

IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) at Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)

Central (Miami) at Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)

Creekside (Fairburn, Ga.) at Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)

Jones (Orlando, Fla.) at Good Counsel (Olney, Md.)

Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.) at Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)

Hough at Dutch Fork

Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.) at Picayune (Miss.)

King (Detroit) at Carmel (Ind.)

Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) at Center Grove

St. Xavier (Cincinnati) at McCallie

Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn) at Don Bosco Prep

Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) at Baylor

Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa.) at DePaul Catholic (Wayne, N.J.)

Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, Miss.) at Hoover (Ala.)

St. Frances Academy vs. East St. Louis (Ill.)

Centennial (Corona, Calif.) vs. Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) at Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.)

St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.) vs. Cass Tech (Detroit)

St. Frances Academy at St. John Bosco

Bergen Catholic at Chaminade-Madonna

Centennial at Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)

Christian Brothers (St. Louis) at Lipscomb Academy

IMG Academy at Ben Davis (Indianapolis)

East St. Louis at Atascocita (Humble, Texas)

Chandler (Ariz.) at Orange Lutheran

Archbishop Moeller at Center Grove

Carmel at Trinity

Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) at IMG Academy

St. Joseph's Prep at Don Bosco Prep

Central (Springfield, Mass.) at Iona Prep

Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) at St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)

Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.) at Centennial

Cathedral (Indianapolis) at Frederick Douglass

Middletown (Del.) at Washington

Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, Calif.) at St. John's

St. John's at Washington

Cathedral at La Salle (Cincinnati)

Christian Brothers at Warren Central (Indianapolis)

St. Frances Academy at IMG Academy