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Mater Dei handles JSerra: Live score recap from CIF-SS football (10/18/2024)

Jordon Davison and Mater Dei cruised to a victory over JSerra in a Trinity League battle on Friday

Sam Brown

Mater Dei defensive back CJ Lavender Jr. attempts to elude a Bishop Gorman player after making an interception.
Mater Dei defensive back CJ Lavender Jr. attempts to elude a Bishop Gorman player after making an interception. / Photo by Heston Quan

The Nation's top high school football team faces a road test on Friday as Mater Dei travels to take on JSerra in a Southern Section showdown.

The 5-0 Monarchs are ranked No. 1 in the SBLive/SI Top 25 national rankings and they're coming into this one after an impressive 28-6 victory against previously unbeaten Servite last week.

JSerra is 5-2 but they were 5-0 until a pair of back-to-back losses to two of the Southern Section's Top 10 teams.

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FINAL: MATER DAY 41, JSERRA 17

FOURTH QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN JSERRA! George Perez punches it in from a few yards out and the Lions have their second TD of the night. JSerra trails 41-17, 4:06 remaining.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Kennie Leggett tallies his first touchdown of the year with a 5-yard run. Mater Dei leads 41-10, 10:18 Q4.

END Q3: MATER DEI 34, JSERRA 10.

THIRD QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! It's Beierly to Bowman again as the two combine for a 39-yard touchdown pass. Mater Dei up 34-10, 2:02 Q3.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Beierly and Mark Bowman connect from about 15 yards out and Mater Dei leads 27-10, 5:33 Q3.

TOUCHDOWN JSERRA! UNLV commit Logan Christensen breaks off a 77-yard kick return and then JSerra scores on a 7-yard TD pass from Ryan Hopkins to Jarod Sersansie. It's 21-10 Mater Dei, 9:44 Q3.

HALFTIME: MATER DEI 21, JSERRA 3

SECOND QUARTER

JSerra was driving to end the half but the Lions were stopped short of the end zone. A 20-yard field goal gets them on the board and it's 21-3 Mater Dei heading into the locker room.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Beierly's arm has looked good all night, but he uses the legs to pick up a 28-yard rushing touchdown after breaking a few tackles. That's his first rushing TD of the year. Mater Dei leads 21-0, 3:54 Q2.

END OF Q1: MATER DEI 15, JSERRA 0

FIRST QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Dash Beierly hits Marcus Harris for a 32-yard strike and Mater Dei leads 15-0 with 50 seconds left in the first.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! It took a few tries, but Jordon Davison punches it in to pick up his eighth rushing touchdown of the season. Mater Dei leads 8-0, 3:03 Q1.

The Lions were putting together a good drive but the ball gets punched out and CJ Lavender recovers to give Mater Dei the ball on the 40.

The Monarchs go for it on 4th and 4 but JSerra comes up with a huge stop and takes over on their own 16.

INTERCEPTION! JSerra goes for a trick play on first down and it is immediately picked off by Shaun Scott. Monarchs take over right around the 50-yard line.

Simonte Katoanga comes up with a big sack on third down for the Lions and Mater Dei will have to punt.

Mater Dei bobbles the opening kickoff and gets nowhere. Monarchs start with the ball on their own 12-yard line.

We are officially underway. It is Senior Night for JSerra and 65 degrees at kickoff.

PREGAME

While Jordon Davison played well and had the game's first touchdown, it was Washington-commit Dash Beierly who turned in the standout performance of the night in last week's win over Servite.

The senior play-caller threw three touchdown passes, including a 26-yard dime that Kayden Dixon-Wyatt reeled in using just one hand (VIDEO).

JSerra gave up a season-high 23 points last week, and the Lions have now allowed at least 19 points in four straight games after holding their first three opponents to a touchdown or less.

Whether or not the defense has taken a step back, they'll be tested during these next three games with Santa Margarita and No. 2 St. John Bosco on the slate after Friday's matchup with the nation's top team.

-- Sam Brown | sam@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports

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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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