St. John Bosco vs. Mater Dei: Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These two teams will meet for the Southern Section Division 1 championship for the seventh time in the past nine seasons. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Oddly enough, the teams have each won three games in that span and in most cases, the team that won the regular season matchip lost in the championship game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mater Dei dominated the first meeting this season 59-14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some players to keep an eye on in the championship game for the toughest division in the nation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>MATER DEI</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["270900"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6748051774e65"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Beierly had a monster game the first time these two teams played with 308 yards with four touchdowns and ran for another score.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He is a little banged up and missed the second half of Mater Dei's win over Centennial in the semifinals, but Beierly said Monday he will play in this game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FLEA FLICKER<br><br>[player_tooltip player_id='270900' first='Dash' last='Beierly'] airs it out to [player_tooltip player_id='401273' first='Kayden' last='Dixon-Wyatt'] and the Monarchs strike first. Two point conversion is good. 8-0 Mater Dei | 10:21 1Q <a href="https://t.co/0JqSd7mqdk">pic.twitter.com/0JqSd7mqdk</a></p>&mdash; Max Torres (@mtorressports) <a href="https://twitter.com/mtorressports/status/1849998443634471114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["401273"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6748051774ec3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Dixon-Wyatt had 107 yards with a touchdown in the first meeting and had a 44-yard touchdown catch last season in the championship game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He knows how to use his length to win 50/50 balls and has excellent hands.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">[player_tooltip player_id='270900' first='Dash' last='Beierly'] to [player_tooltip player_id='401273' first='Kayden' last='Dixon-Wyatt'].<br><br>Calm. Cool. Collected. <a href="https://t.co/TnPy1Jns8w">pic.twitter.com/TnPy1Jns8w</a></p>&mdash; Tarek Fattal (@Tarek_Fattal) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tarek_Fattal/status/1850004457335161123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["536980"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6748051774f06"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Mater Dei did an excellent job keeping tabs on St. John Bosco's elite edge rushers in the first game. Greene and other tackle [player_tooltip player_id='403058' first='Lex' last='Mailangi'] were very good and [player_tooltip player_id='282776' first='Sione' last='Tohi'] should have a big game as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["723696"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6748051774f43"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Sanders had a pick-six in last season's championship game. He didn't have a huge game the first time these teams met, but the other inside backers, [player_tooltip player_id='723734' first='Lucas' last='Campizta'], [player_tooltip player_id='1197606' first='Ezekiel' last='Su'a'] and <strong>Dailon Clanton</strong> have played well which may open up more stuff for Sanders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">[player_tooltip player_id='723696' first='Abduall' last='Sanders'] makes big play. Mater Dei 7, St. John Bosco 0. <a href="https://t.co/heX9u6WiO3">pic.twitter.com/heX9u6WiO3</a></p>&mdash; eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) <a href="https://twitter.com/latsondheimer/status/1728255174479839408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["401232"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6748051774f7f"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Lavender had an interception and a forced fumble in the first meeting and played well at the championship game last season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mater Dei's secondary has been on fire lately so keep an eye on [player_tooltip player_id='282700' first='Daryus' last='Dixson'], [player_tooltip player_id='282734' first='Chuck' last='McDonald III'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1197619' first='Aaryn' last='Washington'] as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["723702"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":1556268,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6748051774fd2"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Mater Dei dominated on the interior of the defensive line in last season's championship game. Taulanga has played very well this season and is the healthiest of the interior defensive linemen in this game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">One of the MVPs of the game [player_tooltip player_id='723702' first='Semi' last='Taulanga'] leads Mater Dei in the famous Hut Drill after winning its 13th CIF championship. <a href="https://twitter.com/ocvarsity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ocvarsity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SoCalVarsity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SoCalVarsity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveFryer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SteveFryer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ocvarsityguy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ocvarsityguy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MDFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MDFootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SemiTaulanga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SemiTaulanga</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DreCarter72?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DreCarter72</a> <a href="https://t.co/OR6dQ95b6g">pic.twitter.com/OR6dQ95b6g</a></p>&mdash; Michael Huntley (@mikehuntley63) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikehuntley63/status/1728297411817451797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ST. JOHN BOSCO</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["401226"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6748051775011"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Clark led Bosco in receiving in the first game and has been a big play target for Bosco all season long. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='283605' first='Daniel' last='Odom'] led the team in receiving laast week against Orange Lutheran and had a touchdown in the first meeting.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">TOUCHDOWN: Look at this option motion by Bosco.<br><br>Malau'ulu spins and Clark eventually gets the ball for a 15 yard TD run. Three plays and Bosco has scored.<br><br>Bosco 7, Santa Margarita 0 - 11:02 1Q - CIF-SS D1 <a href="https://twitter.com/boscofootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@boscofootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SoCalVarsity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SoCalVarsity</a> <a href="https://t.co/u0iQDnkKLF">pic.twitter.com/u0iQDnkKLF</a></p>&mdash; Zach Cavanagh (@ZachCav) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachCav/status/1857620753312788938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["283643"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-674805177504d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Sorensen plays left tackle for Bosco and will be tasked with blocking Mater Dei edge rusher [player_tooltip player_id='282774' first='Nasir' last='Wyatt']. Bosco's offensive line, which also features [player_tooltip player_id='283585' first='Adrian' last='Tavui'] and [player_tooltip player_id='841045' first='Matthew' last='George Perdue'], played well against Orange Lutheran.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["283632"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6748051775087"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Holland had a big interception last week against Orange Lutheran. Bosco will have to force turnovers in order to beat Mater Dei and Holland is the best bet to grab an interception. Watch for [player_tooltip player_id='742470' first='Dorian' last='Franklin'], [player_tooltip player_id='406738' first='Jacob' last='Holmes'] and <strong>Isala Wily-Ava</strong> could also force a turnover.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">USC 2026 DB commit Joshua Holland on St. John Bosco's rematch vs. Orange Lutheran. Holland also talks about the importance of the Braves defense having freshman QB [player_tooltip player_id='959174' first='Koa' last='Malau'ulu']'s back in the CIF playoffs. <a href="https://t.co/n4ipNtjy6v">pic.twitter.com/n4ipNtjy6v</a></p>&mdash; John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnwdavis/status/1859765269260103876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["401241"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67480517750c2"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Horisk is the best edge rusher for Bosco and the Braves will need to create negative plays in order to stay in the game. [player_tooltip player_id='283682' first='Roman' last='Paseka'], [player_tooltip player_id='723690' first='Epi' last='Sitanilei'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1197527' first='Justin' last='Coach'] can also get in the backfield.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">St. John Bosco 2026 DE [player_tooltip player_id='401241' first='Dutch' last='Horisk'] is ready to play rival Mater Dei. Horisk talked about how his role has changed as a junior, the importance of leadership and why he committed to Oregon football before the season. <a href="https://t.co/eM4vvm68YW">pic.twitter.com/eM4vvm68YW</a></p>&mdash; John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnwdavis/status/1849575137781375326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->