Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) showed why it has been the No. 1 team in the MaxPreps Top 25 all season on Friday night. The team scored 21 unanswered second-half points to down St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 42-21, in the biggest high school football game of the year so far. Sophomore quarterback Elijah Brown improved to 10-0 as a starter and finished the night with five touchdowns on 13 of 18 passing for 263 yards.
The 6-foot-2 190-pound quarterback has thrown for 1,809 yards and 26 touchdowns against one interception while completing nearly 73 percent of his passes this season. The loss dropped the Braves two spots to No. 5.
Head coach Eric Kjar and No. 13 Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) beat Westlake (Saratoga Springs) 56-0 for their 48th straight win. The Chargers look to break Duchesne's record Thursday against a very good Lone Peak (Highland) team. Kjar is 59-1 since taking over before the 2017 season and Corner Canyon has the second longest active win streak (Alabama's Fyffe has won 50 in a row).
St. John's (Washington, D.C.) is the lone team to crack the MaxPreps Top 25 after St. Xavier (Cincinnati) dropped out. The Cadets have outscored their first five opponents 167-13 while not allowing more than seven points in any game.
No. 7 Collins Hill (Suwanee, Ga.) improved to 7-0 with its fourth consecutive shutout. But the Eagles were dealt a tough blow in the 63-0 win over Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee) when five-star athlete Travis Hunter left the game in the first quarter with an ankle injury. Sam Horn became Gwinnett County's all-time passing leader in the victory and now has 7,922 yards passing and 78 touchdowns.
No. 10 Katy (Texas) exacted revenge on Tompkins (Katy) with a dominant 56-21 win. The Falcons snapped Katy's 75-game district win streak last season, and the Tigers have not lost since. They won their 14th straight game and are winning by 26.5 points per game this year.
No. 18 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) has won three in a row since a season-opening loss against No. 16 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), beating De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 42-28 on Friday. Sophomore quarterback Michael Van Buren had a very impressive night completing 16 of 19 for 241 yards and four touchdowns.
MaxPreps Top 25 High School Football Rankings
1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 1
Last week: Beat St. John Bosco (Bellflower) 42-21
Next week: Oct. 8 at Orange Lutheran (Orange)
2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 2
Last week: Idle
Next week: Idle
3. Westlake (Austin, Texas)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 4
Last week: Beat San Marcos 49-0
Next week: Oct. 8 vs. Bowie (Austin)
4. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 5
Last week: Beat Vestavia Hills 49-7
Next week: Oct. 8 vs. Gadsden City (Gadsden)
5. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Record: 5-1 | Last week: 3
Last week: Lost to Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 42-21
Next week: Oct. 8 at JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano)
6. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 6
Last week: Beat John Pope XXIII (Sparta) 41-0
Next week: Oct. 8 at Paramus Catholic (Paramus)
7. Collins Hill (Suwanee, Ga.)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 7
Last week: Beat Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee) 63-0
Next week: Idle
8. Servite (Anaheim, Calif.)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 8
Last week: Beat Orange Lutheran (Orange) 56-12
Next week: Oct. 7 vs. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
9. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 9
Last week: Beat Pike (Indianapolis) 49-6
Next week: Oct. 8 vs. Lawrence North (Indianapolis)
10. Katy (Texas)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 11
Last week: Beat Tompkins (Katy) 56-21
Next week: Oct. 8 at Mayde Creek (Houston)
11. Chandler (Ariz.)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 12
Last week: Beat Pinnacle (Phoenix) 35-19
Next week: Oct. 8 at Perry (Gilbert)
12. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 13
Last week: Beat Keller 49-13
Next week: Oct. 8 vs. Keller Central (Keller)
13. Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 14
Last week: Beat Westlake (Saratoga Springs) 56-0
Next week: Oct. 7 vs. Lone Peak (Highland)
14. Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 15
Last week: Idle
Next week: Oct. 8 at Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater)
15. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 16
Last week: Beat King (Riverside) 84-0
Next week: Oct. 7 at Santiago (Corona)
16. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Record: 5-1 | Last week: 17
Last week: Beat Cooper City 69-0
Next week: Oct. 8 at South Plantation (Plantation)
17. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 18
Last week: Beat Perry (Gilbert) 42-7
Next week: Oct. 8 at Chaparral (Scottsdale)
18. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Record: 3-1 | Last week: 19
Last week: Beat De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 42-28
Next week: Oct. 9 at Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, Pa.)
19. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Record: 5-1 | Last week: 20
Last week: Beat Canyon Springs (North Las Vegas) 51-0
Next week: Oct. 8 at Legacy (North Las Vegas)
20. Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 21
Last week: Beat Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette) 38-17
Next week: Oct. 8 vs. East Ascension (Gonzales)
21. Bixby (Okla.)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 22
Last week: Beat Putnam City West (Oklahoma City) 81-6
Next week: Oct. 8 at Choctaw
22. North Cobb (Kennesaw, Ga.)
Record: 4-1 | Last week: 23
Last week: Idle
Next week: Oct. 8 vs. Harrison (Kennesaw)
23. Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 24
Last week: Beat White Knoll (Lexington) 60-7
Next week: Oct. 8 at Chapin
24. Milton (Ga.)
Record: 5-1 | Last week: 25
Last week: Beat Alpharetta 55-27
Next week: Oct. 8 at Etowah (Woodstock)
25. St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: NR
Last week: Idle
Next week: Oct. 9 vs. Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.)
