Live updates recap: Mater Dei delivers historic blowout vs. St. John Bosco

No. 1 in the nation leaves no doubt the Monarchs are on top of the high school football world

Mater Dei enjoyed a dominant first half against St. John Bosco in the 2024 regular season. / Heston Quan

The clash of high school football's most titanic of titans is back.

Last year's regular-season matchup was loaded with highlights, and now St. John Bosco and Mater Dei are back to make more California high school football memories in one of the nation's best rivalries.

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Follow along below for live updates of Mater Dei vs. St. John Bosco once the game starts, with the kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. PT Friday, October 25, 2024.

You can also watch Mater Dei vs. St. John Bosco live on the NFHS Network.

4TH QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN BOSCO! Daniel Odom catches a 6-yard TD pass from Koa Malau'ulu and it's 59-14 Mater Dei. But it's 14-14 in the second half! 7:13 left.

Koa Malau'ulu just misses Madden Williams in the end zone and now Williams is hurt. Third down upcoming at the Mater Dei 6-yard line for St. John Bosco.

3RD QUARTER

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Mater Dei 59, St. John Bosco 7

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Oregon Ducks commit Nasir Wyatt gets in on the party with a scoop-and-score fumble return for a touchdown. 59-7 Mater Dei with 2:57 left.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! 24-yard strike from Dash Beierly to Mark Bowman and it's 52-7 Mater Dei, 3:02 left.

Freshman Brandon Nash got his first tackle for loss of the season for Bosco, and the Braves are playing with some vigor that suggests they aren't trailing 45-7. Just over five minutes left in the quarter.

TOUCHDOWN BOSCO! Maliq Allen busts loose for a 71-yard touchdown and it's 45-7 Mater Dei, 9:32 left.

Mater Dei punts! First time that's happened tonight. Bosco ball on its own 28, trailing 45-0 with 9:40 left.

Second half has begun and, gulp, Mater Dei starts with the ball, leading 45-0.

2ND QUARTER

HALFTIME: Mater Dei 45, St. John Bosco 0

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Big-man TD! Utah commit Semi Taulanga catches a 1-yard tackle-eligible pass to make it 45-0 Monarchs with 23 seconds left.

Madden Williams made an incredible catch on the sideline, but he was ruled out. Looked like a catch. That kind of night for Bosco. 2:57 until halftime and the Braves are punting again.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Ashton Beierly throws a dime to sophomore Gavin Honore for a 20-yard TD. A 57-yard catch-and-run by Oklahoma commit Marcus Harris set it up. It's 38-0 Mater Dei, 3:51 left.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Can this get any worse for Bosco? Sophomore Aaryn Washington makes an outstanding interception and then takes it to the house from 45 yards out. It's 31-0 Mater Dei after the two-point try is no good. 7:51 left.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Ashton Beierly runs it in for another touchdown and waves at the defender while going into the end zone, drawing an unsportsmanlike penalty. It's 25-0 Mater Dei after the two-point conversion, 9:33 left.

INTERCEPTION! Cory Lavender picks off the Koa Malau'ulu throw on a tipped pass. Mater Dei in Bosco territory again with just over 10 minutes left, leading 17-0.

Carson Clark's nice kickoff return has Bosco in his best field position thus far, starting on its own 36.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Jordon Davison pounds it in from 2 yards out after his own bulldozing run set it up. It's 17-0 Monarchs with 10:45 left after the extra point is no good.

Mater Dei will start the quarter with a first and 10 in the Bosco red zone after QB Ashton Beierly ended the first with a fourth-down conversion.

1ST QUARTER

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Mater Dei 11, St. John Bosco 0

Bosco considers going for it on fourth and short but punts. Mater Dei ball on its own 35 with 3:26 left, leading 11-0.

FIELD GOAL MATER DEI! Steady diet of Oregon Ducks commit Jordon Davison on that drive on the ground and through the air. Joseph Gutierrez hits a 23-yard field goal to make it 11-0 Mater Dei with 4:48 left.

Quick three-and-out for Bosco and the Mater Dei defense is looking hungry early. Monarchs take over on their own 46 with 10:08 left, leading 8-0.

TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI! Monarchs get tricky on the first play, scoring on a flea flicker and then a two-point conversion to make it 8-0 early. Washington commit Ashton Beierly hit four-star junior Kayden Dixon-Wyatt for the 35-yard TD.

FUMBLE! Bosco gets a first down but coughs it up, and Daryus Dixson recovers and returns it to the Bosco 35.

The game of the year in high school football is underway! Mater Dei kicks to St. John Bosco, which will start on its own 20 after a touchback.

PREGAME

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We're almost there:

Bosco takes field pic.twitter.com/zVhcuts6GZ

— Mitch Stephens (@MitchBookLive) October 26, 2024

Behind the dome/mind/brain of Mater Dei coach Raul Lara 20 minutes before his first MD-SJBosco game. pic.twitter.com/dTSfvq1cSc

— Mitch Stephens (@MitchBookLive) October 26, 2024

As has been the case at least five other times since 2018, the 2024 regular-season version features the No. 1 versus No. 2 nationally ranked teams.

Freshman Braves QB Koa Malau'ulu will join a shortlist of underclassmen who have started under center in the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco rivalry over the last three decades.

Mater Dei counters with a superstar freshman of its own in 6-foot-1 safety Ace Leutele.

These two teams' regular-season matchup is usually followed by a rematch in the Division 1 finals, but they may meet only once in 2024; here's why.

TAREK FATTAL'S BREAKDOWN OF FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAME:

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