Mater Dei weathers Orange Lutheran challenge, cruises: Live updates recap

Orange Lutheran enjoys a strong start, but Mater Dei exerts its dominance in 24-point win

Mater Dei DL Semi Taulanga leads the Monarchs in pregame exercises before the Monarchs' 59-14 win over St. John Bosco. Next up is Orange Lutheran. / Photo: Heston Quan

Mater Dei is coming off arguably the most impressive win of the 2024 high school football season, but the Monarchs would be wise to not look past Orange Lutheran.

The Lancers' resume includes wins over St. Frances Academy (Maryland) and JSerra Catholic, and their two losses are to Bishop Gorman (Nevada) and St. John Bosco.

The Trinity League game between Mater Dei and Orange Lutheran is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. PT Friday, Nov. 1.

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FINAL: Mater Dei 38, Orange Lutheran 14

4TH QUARTER

Senior QB Chase Wegener got some reps for Mater Dei, which punts to the Orange Lutheran 4-yard line with about seven minutes left, Mater Dei leading 38-14.

Orange Lutheran has to punt from its own end zone and Mater Dei takes over in the Lancers' territory, leading 38-14 with 10:48 left. Furian Inferrera is in at QB for Mater Dei.

3RD QUARTER

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Mater Dei 38, Orange Lutheran 14

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Gavin Honore catches a 6-yard TD pass from Dash Beierly to make it 38-14 Monarchs with 58 seconds left.

INTERCEPTION! Ezekiel Su'a grabs the pick by TJ Lateef and it's Mater Dei ball on the Orange Lutheran 45 after a penalty, 2:51 left, leading 31-14.

Sophomore Mark Bowman's incredible catch-and-run for a 90-yard TD gets wiped out by a penalty. Mater Dei ball deep in its own territory, 5:18 left leading 31-14.

Orange Lutheran forces a three-and-out, and the Lancers will try to start the second half as hot as they started the first. Lancers ball on their own 41, 9:50 left.

Mater Dei starts on its own 20, leading 31-14.

2ND QUARTER

HALFTIME: Mater Dei 31, Orange Lutheran 14

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Oregon Ducks fans enjoy seeing Jordon Davison bust another move into the end zone on a 24-yard run. Monarchs finally kick and it's 31-14 Mater Dei with 2:15 left. That was a 20-second drive.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Jordon Davison gets his second TD of the half, this time on a 7-yard run, and it's 24-14 Mater Dei with 4:51 left after another two-point conversion.

Nasir Wyatt pressured Lateef into a quick throw and incomplete pass on third down, and Orange Lutheran has to punt. Mater Dei ball on the Lancers' 47-yard line, 10:33 left, leading 16-14.

Steve Chavez gets a first down on the first play of the quarter on a screen pass from TJ Lateef. Chavez already has over 130 yards from scrimmage.

1ST QUARTER

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Mater Dei 16, Orange Lutheran 14

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Dash Beierly busts loose for a 76-yard touchdown run, and we officially have a track meet here. It's Mater Dei 16-14 with less than a minute left after another two-point conversion.

TOUCHDOWN ORANGE LUTHERAN! Steve Chavez's 64-yard run sets up his own 1-yard TD run as the Lancers strike quickly to go ahead 14-8 late in the first.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Jordon Davison steamrolls a defender on his way into the end zone for a 9-yard TD run. Big third-down pass from Dash Beierly to Kayden Dixon-Wyatt set up the touchdown. It's 8-7 Mater Dei after a two-point conversion.

TOUCHDOWN ORANGE LUTHERAN! After a hurdling catch-and-run by Steve Chavez set it up, TJ Lateef runs it in from 1 yard out. It's 7-0 Orange Lutheran with 5:09 left.

Dash Beierly recovers his own fumble on third down but Mater Dei has to punt out of its end zone. Orange Lutheran takes over on the Mater Dei 41 with 7:59 left, 0-0.

Steve Chavez got a nice first-down run on the first play but Orange Lutheran has to punt. It's a booming 56-yard kick, and Mater Dei starts inside its own 10 with 9:01 to play.

We're underway! Orange Lutheran starts on its own 20 after a touchback.

PREGAME

Mater Dei showed during the national anthem that they're more than football players — they can sing. Sixteen players teamed up to belt out an excellent rendition of the anthem.

Mater Dei is loaded with Power Four talent, and the Monarchs boast four Oregon Ducks commits in seniors Jordon Davison (RB) and Nasir Wyatt (DE), plus junior linemen Kodi Greene and Tomuhini Topui.

Washington QB commit Dash Beierly is coming off a dazzling performance against St. John Bosco, and Orange Lutheran counters at QB with Nebraska commit TJ Lateef.

One of Lateef's favorite targets is 6-foot-6 Arizona State commit AJ Ia.

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