
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) quarterback Bryce Young (Photo: St. John Bosco Football)
MATCHUP
No. 3 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) at No. 4 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
When: 10/25
Analysis: In each of the last three years, this has been a preview for the CIF-SS championship game. But only once in those three seasons has the team that won the first matchup won the title game as well, when JT Daniels led Mater Dei in 2017. Last year, Bosco beat the Monarchs in the regular season but Mater Dei took them down in the title game. Both years, Mater Dei was named the National Champions. With quarterback DJ Uiagalelei playing his final high school season, can he lead Bosco to the top?