The top two ranked teams in the Golden State have been pegged also among the top five squads in the country the last five years and would have been once more in 2020 had the season not been postponed to the spring due to the pandemic.
With no league, section or state playoffs offered, and Saturday being the last date football teams are allowed to play in the Southern Section, Bosco versus Mater Dei is billed as the unofficial state championship. Mater Dei is No. 1 in the state in the
MaxPreps Top 25 California rankings and St. John Bosco is No. 2.
But the Monarchs and Braves might as well be 1A and 1B.
A staggering 59 players in the game have either 3-star recruiting rankings —
see all of them — and the recent history of the series is
rich and compelling.
Normally, more than 5,000 fans would jam into Santa Ana Stadium, but only a little more than 1,000 will be allowed in due to social distancing precautions.
How to watch
What: High school football
Teams: Mater Dei (4-0) vs. St. John Bosco (5-0)
Date: Saturday, April 17 |
Time: 7 p.m. PT
Location: Santa Ana Stadium (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Television/Streaming: FoxSportsGo 
Marceese Yetts (5), Mater Dei running back
File photo by Louis Lopez
Matayo Uiagalelei (11), St. John Bosco tight end, defensive end
File photo by Heston Quan
