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Football Rewind: Mission Viejo WR Mikey Matthews’ epic 70-yard kickoff return touchdown

In the second quarter, Senior receiver Mikey Matthews pulled off an epic 70-yard kick return touchdown.

One of the best high school football teams that hasn’t made our Super 25 list this season is Mission Viejo (Calif.).

They’re making a strong push, though. This past week, they put in another crushing victory, defeating Capistrano Valley (Calif.) by a score of 63-7. The Diablos were dominant in all three phases of the game, including special teams.

In the second quarter, Senior receiver Mikey Matthews pulled off an epic 70-yard kick return touchdown. Watch.

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In addition to his work as a returner, Matthews (5-foot-10, 185 pounds) has caught 50 passes this year, totaling 834 yards and 10 touchdowns. So far he has 21 reported offers from college programs. The leading contenders to get his commitment are Boise State, Colorado, Washington State and Utah.

The win improved Mission Viejo’s record this season to 9-1. Next up, they have a road playoff game against Centennial (Calif.), a team which is currently ranked No. 15 in the country.

California High School Football: Friday night’s 5 biggest matchups

Here are five of the biggest matchups for Friday night in the Golden State.

It’s a big week for high school football in Southern California, where many of the nation’s best schools play, including Mater Dei and St. John Bosco, which are the first and second-ranked teams in the country going into the 2022 season.

Here are five of the biggest matchups for Friday night.

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Mission Viejo head coach Chad Johnson discusses college quarterbacks he has coached

Mission Viejo head coach Chad Johnson discusses college quarterbacks he has coached.

Tennessee kicks off its 2021 season Sept. 2 against Bowling Green at Neyland Stadium.

Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m. EDT. SEC Network will televise the season-opening matchup.

Bowling Green features two student-athletes who played at Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California.

Mission Viejo head coach Chad Johnson joined the show “Football Two-A-Days” and discussed Bowling Green’s quarterback Matt McDonald and wide receiver Austin Osborne. Both student-athletes played at Mission Viejo.

Johnson enters his fourth season as Mission Viejo’s head coach after serving as offensive coordinator at St. John Bosco and Trabuco Hills.

Johnson has coached the following quarterbacks: Utah’s Peter Costelli (Mission Viejo), Josh Rosen (St. John Bosco), Pittsburgh’s Joey Yellen (Mission Viejo) and Clemson’s DJ Uiagalelei (St. John Bosco).

The entire show with Johnson can be listened to here or below.

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High school football schedule: Top games of Week 13

Some teams are in the playoffs. Others are in the championship game. Take a look at the top 15 high school football games of the week.

Some states are in the playoffs. Others are deciding champions.

This rendition of Top Games of the Week features 15 teams in win-or-go-home situations. One team has four straight championships on the line; another is set to play for its 11th in a row.

Take a look at the schedule of best games of the week.

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Southlake Carroll wide receiver Wills Meyer (Photo: Cameron Been/Friday Night Glory)

MATCHUP

No. 18 Southlake Carroll (Texas) (11-0)

vs.

DeSoto (Texas) (9-2)

When: 11/22, 6:30 p.m. ET

Tale of the Tape: DeSoto may have been beaten twice this year, but both of those losses were one-point games. This team is just a couple breaks away from being undefeated. Southlake Carroll, though, is undefeated; the closest game was a 12-point win, and last week, the Dragons won by 78 points. They have been unstoppable behind sophomore quarterback Quinn Ewers and freshman running back Owen Allen. It will take a big performance from some DeSoto player to keep up: maybe cornerback Jabbar Muhammad or Devyn Bobby, or perhaps an offensive weapon like leading wide receiver Lawrence Arnold. More likely, it’ll take a big performance from several Eagles.

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