Mater Dei Holds on 24-21 vs Bishop Amat

Mater Dei held on to win 24-21 after an early battle turned into a game of turnovers. Several players stood out for Mater Dei including: RB Brandon LaMarche (3 TD), senior WR Andre Collins, junior QB Matthew McDonald, offensive linemen Frank Martin (USC commit) and newcomer Tommy Brown (2018, 6'7 315).

Junior DL Chris Green was a force along with defensive backs Jalen Cole, Quentin Lake and Roman Kafentzis.

The Concord De La Salle Spartans took care of business Saturday night, rolling to a convincing 35-10 victory over the Servite Friars.

The Spartans seized control of the game from the outset, nearly taking the opening handoff to the house. Senior bulldozing back John Velasco capped off the drive with a short touchdown run to give De La Salle a 7-0 lead.

Servite muffed the ensuing kickoff, setting De La Salle up with great field position. The Spartans cashed in on the miscue, extending the lead to 14-0 on Velasco's second score of the evening.

It’s another week in high school football and there are bound to be some great games going on. CLA takes a look at some of the exciting action taking place this weekend. Castro Valley vs Freedom, St. Bonaventure vs Alemany, Oaks Christian vs Crenshaw, Canyon vs Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), Edison vs Mater Dei and more.

Castro Valley vs. Freedom (Freedom HS)

The Castro Valley Trojans will head to Oakley, CA to take on the Freedom Falcons in a battle of 1-3 teams.

The high school football season is in full swing and we've covered our fair share of games thus far. Over the first four weeks of the year we've watched Serra, Corona Centennial, Crenshaw, Dorsey, Alemany, Long Beach Poly, Oceanside, Notre Dame and many other teams battle it out on the gridiron.

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For the second consecutive week, the Mater Dei Monarchs came out swinging and seized control of the game from the outset en route to a dominating 56-7 victory over the St. Paul Swordsmen Thursday night at the Santa Ana Bowl.

Mater Dei senior quarterback Chase Forrest had another outstanding performance and moved the Monarchs offense down the field consistently. After a short touchdown run by Malik McMorris gave Mater Dei a 7-0 lead, Forrest linked up with junior two-way athlete Ben Humphreys on a 51-yard touchdown strike. A touchdown run from senior Justin Allen extended the lead to 21-0.

Mater Dei standout Stanley Johnson shined at the 2013 Nike Global Challenge in Washington D.C. over the weekend, leading USA West to the gold medal and earning MVP and All-Tournament Team honors.

Ohio State commit D'Angelo Russell was also named an MVP while Canadians Montaque Gill-Caesar and Christopher Egi were named International MVP's.

The Southern California 7 on 7 circuit has always given way for talent to show off their skills in a competitive setting. This has truly been the case for Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei athlete Matt Rockett. The wide receiver / defensive back has been playing solidly for his high school 7v7 team as well as Team AIGA and we were able to catch up with him to talk a bit about his recruitment, what the 7v7 experience has done for him and more.

"It was fun. Every year's a new challenge," Stanley Johnson told CLA Sports yesterday.

Winning state championships should be fun and the Mater Dei Monarchs are beginning to build a monopoly on post-season celebrations in Sacramento. Stanley Johnson led the Monarchs to their 10th CIF State Championship under Head Coach Gary McKnight last week.

Believe it or not, Mater Dei wasn't projected to be a championship-caliber team this season.

Stanley Johnson: Socal Regional Final Video

The road trip to the state capitol proved worthwhile for Mater Dei High School as the boys and girls basketball teams took home the California State title. For California’s all-time winning head coach Gary Mcknight, it marked a record ninth state crown.