By the numbers: Southern Section's Fantastic Final Four

Breaking down Southern Section semifinals
What to watch for Friday as national heavyweights collide in Southern California.

Considered one of the most impressive Final 4 pairings in high school history, here is a look — by the numbers — at CIF's Southern Section Division I semifinals on Friday: Mater Dei (Santa Ana) at Mission Viejo and Centennial (Corona) versus St. John Bosco (Bellflower) at Cerritos College. 

Note the impressive number of top California recruits (according to 247Sports) on Mater Dei and St. John Bosco. From the top 400 seniors and top 135 juniors, Mater Dei has a total of 19 and Bosco 26.

Bosco has a remarkable 14 of the top 135 juniors in the state.


Record: 12-0
National rank: 1
Points scored (pg): 574 (47.8)
Points allowed: 163 (13.6)
Yards per game: 453.6
Record since 2004: 126-48
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Top 2018 recruits (California ranking from 247Sports top 400)
1 — WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
9 — LB Solomon Tuliaupupu
26 — OT Tommy Brown (Alabama)
36 — WR Nikko Remigio (Cal)
43 — OG Christopher Murray
66 — WR Chris Parks (UCLA)
129 — DT Samuela Tuihalamaka
163 — DE Andrew Faoliu
186 — C Kekaniokoa Gonzalez (Boise State)
215 — OLB Jack Genova
279 — G Mason Kolinchak
300 — DT Nathan Logoleo

Top 2019 recruits (California ranking from 247Sports top 135)
2 — QB JT Daniels (USC)
4 — ATH Horace McCoy III
18 — DE Kyron Ware-Hudson
21 — LB Mase Funa
57 — TE Michael Martinez
114 — RB Shakobe Harper
128 — S William Nimmo Jr.

Record: 12-0
National rank: 15
Points scored: 486 (40.5)
Points allowed: 200 (16.7)
Yards per game: 403.4
Record since 2004: 159-20
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Top 2018 recruits (California ranking from 247Sports top 400)
8 — CB Olaijah Griffin (UCLA)
25 — WR Austin Osborne (Washington)
72 — OT Jarrett Patterson (Arizona State)
111 — S Chris Mitchell
156 — LB Christian Lavalle

Top 2019 recruits (California ranking from 247Sports top 135)
89 — DE Reece Hite
95 — RB-CB Akili Arnold
115 — RB Jamari Ferrell Centennial (Corona)
Record: 10-1
National rank: 5
Points scored: 643 (58.5)
Points allowed: 197 (17.9)
Yards per game: 532.3
Record since 2004: 168-25
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Top 2018 recruits (California ranking from 247Sports top 400)
5 — QB Tanner McKee
75 — C Solo Vaipulu
276 — LB Camron Pitcher jr

Top 2019 recruits (California ranking from 247Sports top 135)
59 — DE Drake Jackson

Record: 10-2
National rank: 7
Points scored: 473 (39.4)
Points allowed: 223 (18.6)
Yards per game: 459.0
Record since 2004: 117-50
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Top 2018 recruits (California ranking from 247Sports top 400)
7 — S Jaiden Woodbey (Ohio State)
39 — S Stephan Blaylock (UCLA)
44 — WR Devon Cooley (UCLA)
71 — RB Demetrious Flowers (Arizona State)
73 — QB Re-Al Mitchell (Iowa State)
100 — DT Sal Spina
123 — LB Kedron Williams (Washington State)
165 — OT Cole Sain
174 — CB Level Price
181 — OL Kevin Coblentz (Nevada)
264 — OG Jace Fuamatu
293 — S Eli DeRoon

Top 2019 recruits (California ranking from 247Sports top 135)
6 — CB Christopher Steele
22 — WR Joshua Delgado
27 — G Marist Talavou
30 — DT Sua'aua Poti
32 — LB Ralen Goforth
42 — WR Colby Bowmann (Stanford)
45 — TE Jude Wolfe
58 — RB George Holani
60 — ATH Jake Bailey
83 — CB Alfred Edwards
84 — DE Cole Aubrey
87 — LB Sivea Vito-Logoleo
106 — DT Na'im Rodman
125 — DE Romeo Galasso