Mater Dei hosts St. John Bosco in first No.1 vs. No. 2 matchup since 2019

Top-ranked Mater Dei hosts No. 2 school St. John Bosco in the best high school football game this week.

This weekend, you won’t have to look hard to find the best high school football matchup. The top two schools in the country will be facing off. Mater Dei (Calif.) is ranked No. 1 on our Super 25 list, and on Friday, they will be hosting No. 2 ranked St. John Bosco (Calif.).

The Monarchs come into this week 6-0, having seen one competitive game so far. In their second game of the year, they defeated national powerhouse Bishop Gorman (Nev.) by a score of 24-21. They are led by junior quarterback Elijah Brown, who has posted 17 touchdowns, two interceptions and a 135.3 QB rating so far this season.

As for the Braves, they also come into this game undefeated at 6-0. It’s been all blowout victories for them so far. They have outscored their opponents by a total of 291-21. St. John Bosco’s quarterback is senior Pierce Clarkson. He has thrown 13 touchdown passes, four picks and has a 116.9 QB rating.

These two schools were in talks to play this game at SoFi Stadium, home of the NFL’s Chargers and Rams. St. John Bosco was open to doing so, but in the end, Mater Dei decided against it, so they’ll be at their home Santa Ana Stadium.

In their most recent meeting last season (October 1, 2021), Mater Dei won 42-21. Brown threw five touchdown passes and the Monarchs ran for 113 yards on 31 carries, while the Braves were held to just 52 yards on 19 attempts.

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The Super 25 rankings this week were largely unchanged at the top, as the top schools on the list remained dominant. Bergen Catholic (N.J.), Chandler (Ariz.) and Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) are all on the rise, while American Heritage (Fla.) took a short plunge down to the middle of the pack.

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This past week was a dominant one for many of the teams on our Super 25 list of the best schools in the country. The No. 1 and No. 2 teams (California’s Mater Dei and St. John Bosco) remained undefeated with dominant victories. Five other teams also notched shutout wins over their opponents.

Let’s see what’s next on tap for these teams.

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Mater Dei decides not to play St. John Bosco at SoFi Stadium

Well, so much for that idea.

The top two high school football teams in the country might have played at the home of the LA Rams and LA Chargers later this season. However, one school has put the kibosh on the whole enterprise.

According to Eric Sondheimer at the Los Angeles Times, Mater Dei (Santa Ana) has decided not to play their matchup against St. John Bosco (Bellflower) at SoFi, though their opponents were willing.

Mater Dei's decision not to play at SoFi is a huge lost opportunity for high school football. It's the school's decision. St. John Bosco willing to play there. I'm sure next year Bosco would be willing to give up a home game, too. Loss for the kids who graduate this year.

— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) September 14, 2022

Obviously, playing in an NFL stadium would have offered a much larger audience than these teams are normally accustomed to. SoFi Stadium has a capacity of 70,000 people and can get up to 100,000 for special events.

Odds are the Monarchs didn’t want to give up any advantage they might get from playing on their home field. So instead of playing on the big stage in Inglewood, they’ll host the Braves in Santa Ana on Friday, Oct. 7.

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The top-ranked Super 25 teams, Mater Dei and St. John Bosco, continue to roll over their competition this season. Both schools remained undefeated by scoring dominant shutout wins this past weekend by a combined 84 points. The next couple of elite teams were idle, while the middle of the pack remained mostly unchanged from last week.

However, near the bottom of the list a couple of our top-25 schools were upset, including Jesuit (Fla.) and East St. Louis (Ill.), possibly costing them a spot on the list.

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