Trinity League foe St. John Bosco sits at No. 2 while Bishop Gorman, St. Frances Academy, IMG Academy round out top five.

California's Mater Dei Monarchs kick off the 2025 season at Florida's St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders in pursuit of their third consecutive natty

Top-ranked Mater Dei was named national champion last season, and should be in position for more glory in 2025.

The high school football content continues with our preseason power rankings. At No. 6: the Mater Dei Wildcats.

Mater Dei battles Bishop Gorman in a high school football national powerhouse showdown on Friday, Sept. 6 Find out how to livestream this game. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) AP

The Union-Tribune is previewing the CIF San Diego Section’s football teams, conference by conference, as we build up to the start of High school football games begin Thursday. Key players: Michael Marquez (WR-DB),

Eight of the teams on the USA Today preseason Super 25 are playing Florida opponents in 2025, including top-ranked Mater Dei from California.

Mater Dei (10-0) has held down the top spot in the SBLive/SI Top 25 national high school football rankings all season long and the Monarchs are fresh off a 33-13 win over Sierra Canyon last week.

Wisconsin Badgers 2026 quarterback commit, Ryan Hopkins, picked up a scholarship offer from UCLA not long after his transfer to Mater Dei.