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Mater Dei runs away with it, capitalizing on several Centennial mistakes: Live score updates recap

The game was close early but Centennial made too many mistakes as Mater Dei dominates; St. John Bosco rematch looms

Sam Brown

Mater Dei senior quarterback Dash Beierly threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns and added a 40-yard TD run in the Monarchs' 59-14 win over St. John Bosco Oct. 25 at the Santa Ana Bowl.
Mater Dei senior quarterback Dash Beierly threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns and added a 40-yard TD run in the Monarchs' 59-14 win over St. John Bosco Oct. 25 at the Santa Ana Bowl. / Photo: Heston Quan

Two of the top teams in the nation will face off in a huge California high school football postseason battle on Friday when No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 23 Corona Centennial meet in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs.

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.

Centennial (9-2) broke back into the Top 25 this week after knocking Mission Viejo out of the national rankings with a thrilling 25-20 victory on the road last week.

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Follow along below for live updates from Mater Dei vs. Centennial in their CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal matchup on Friday in Corona. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. PT.

You can also watch this game live on the NFHS Network (subscription required).

Centennial vs. Mater Dei football live updates

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Mater Dei

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19

14

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36

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7

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7

1ST QUARTER

Centennial begins the game with a three and out and a decent punt gives Mater Dei the ball on its own 39-yard line for the Monarchs' first drive of the game.

FIELD GOAL MATER DEI! Dominic Zante caps off Mater Dei's first drive with a 29-yard field goal and the Monarchs lead 3-0 with 5:49 left in the first.

Mater Dei was putting together a good drive but two penalties helped Centennial hold the Monarchs to three points there.

Centennial forced into a 4th and 16 from its own 1-yard line after a huge sack that had the Huskies punting out of their own endzone. Mater Dei takes over on the Centennial 41-yard line.

A quick three and out leads to a Mater Dei punt and Centennial has the ball on its own 10-yard line with under three minutes to go in the first.

INTERCEPTION CENTENNIAL! Another Centennial punt gives Mater Dei the ball back, but Dash Beierly is picked off by CJ Castille. Huskies have the ball as the first quarter comes to a close.

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Mater Dei 3, Centennial 0

2ND QUARTER

INTERCEPTION MATER DEI! Husan Longstreet throws towards the sideline and is picked off by Mater Dei's Aaryn Washington.

FAKE PUNT! Centennial attempted a fake punt and it did not work out, giving Mater Dei the ball on the Huskies' 1-yard line. Bold call to go for a punt in that position and the gamble did not pay off.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Beierly punches it in from 1-yard out and the Monarchs lead 9-0 after a botched extra point. 9:23 left in the first half.

Huge play for Centennial as a Dean Gibson breaks off a 52-yard run run after a pass fake.

TOUCHDOWN CENTENNIAL! Gibson finishes the drive off with 16-yard touchdown run to get the Huskies on the board. Mater Dei leads 9-7 with 6:53 left in the half.

Mater Dei and Centennial take turns forcing each other to punt and now Mater Dei has the ball on the Huskies' 42-yard line with 2:29 left in the half.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Beierly finds tight end Mark Bowman for a five-yard TD. Bowman now has three touchdowns in the past two games. The Monarchs are unable to convert the 2pt-conversion and it's 15-7 Mater Dei with 39 seconds to go.

FUMBLE! Longstreet drops back to pass but he is stripped and Mater Dei recovers on Centennial's 3-yard line. That is the second time this half the Huskies have given the Monarchs the ball within the 5-yard line.

Beierly just took a big hit around the 3-yard line and he is still down. Mater Dei calls a timeout with 12 seconds left in the first half.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Sophomore QB Furian Inferrera comes into the game to replace Beierly and immediately hits Kayden Dixon-Wyatt in the back left corner of the end zone for a 3-yard strike. Mater Dei will take a 22-7 lead into the locker room.

END OF 2ND QUARTER: Mater Dei 22, Centennial 7

3RD QUARTER

The second half is underway and Inferrera is still in at QB as Mater Dei starts with the ball on their own 21.

The sophomore QB makes a huge pass to begin the half, but the Monarchs stumble on the next few plays before Inferrera is sacked for a big loss.

They hand it off to Jordon Davis on the draw and he pounds his way forward for 21 yards to give Mater Dei 1st and goal on the 1-yard line.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Davison caps off the 71-yard drive with a hard-nosed run to get a quick score just over five minutes into the second half. Mater Dei leads 29-7 after the extra point.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Centennial ends its drive with a failed conversion on 4th and 13. Mater Dei takes over on the Huskies' 49-yard line with 4:13 left in the third. This will be the fifth time in 11 possessions that the Monarchs have gotten the ball in Centennial territory.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Longstreet makes a throw to his receiver, but the wideout loses his footing and Daryus Dixon makes and easy catch and returns it for the score. Mater Dei leads 36-7, 1:53 left in the third. Looking like a Mater Dei vs. St. John Bosco rematch in in the cards.

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Mater Dei 36, Centennial 7

4TH QUARTER

FUMBLE! It is all going wrong for the Huskies now as Longstreet fumbles on a failed pitch in the red zone that was deflected and returned for a huge gain. Mater Dei will once again start with the ball in Centennial territory. About 9:30 left in this one.

INTERCEPTION! A Longstreet pass to the end zone is picked off by Danny Lang. That's three interceptions for the USC commit tonight.

FINAL: Mater Dei 36, Centennial 7

PREGAME

Mater Dei began its season with a 42-25 victory at home against this same Centennial squad, then proceeded to reel off nine more consecutive victories including four against other teams currently or previously ranked in the Top 25.

Last week, the Monarchs got two long touchdowns from tight end Mark Bowman and scored off a blocked punt to get past the Trailblazers and advance to tonight's much-anticipated rematch with the Huskies.

Centennial returned to the national rankings and advanced to this semifinal showdown after its upset victory last week that saw USC commit Husan Longstreet throw for 236 yards and a touchdown, and Fifita Tauteoli-Moore intercept a pass by Drai Trudeau on fourth down at the 2-yard line to seal the victory.

If the Huskies can pull off a second straight upset, they'll shock the nation by beating a team that's remained undefeated all season long.

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SAM BROWN

Sam Brown covers high school sports as well as NCAA football and basketball. Sam began his professional career as a high school sports reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville where he covered boys and girls prep sports full-time and helped cover Vanderbilt football, Tennessee Titans football and Nashville Predators hockey. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a double major in journalism and communication studies and currently lives in Seattle with his girlfriend and dog.  

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