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Top 25 California Southern Section high school football scoreboard, Week 0 (8/23/24)

Top 25 high school football scores and notable stats from Week 0 in the CIF Southern Section, Aug. 22-24.

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports

Tavian McNair of Corona Centennial lines up against Mater Dei on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
Tavian McNair of Corona Centennial lines up against Mater Dei on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. / Greg Stein

High school football in California is officially underway.

No. 1-ranked Mater Dei defeated No. 2 Corona Centennial 42-25 Thursday night to get things kicked off, but a majority of the SBLive Top 25 football teams will play their Week 0 season openers Friday night.

Here are the Week 0 scores and notable stats for Top 25 teams in the CIF Southern Section.

TOP 25 SCOREBOARD

THURSDAY, AUG. 22

Mater Dei 42, Corona Centennial 25: Jordon Davison rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns to give new coach Raul Lara a debut victory.

FRIDAY, AUG. 23

JSerra 35, Sierra Canyon 7: QB Ryan Hopkins stellar in debut. He scored on runs of 83 and 12 yards while completing 11 for 19 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown.

Orange Lutheran 21, Gardena Serra 13: Sophomore running back Jae Nembhard was huge in replacement of injured senior running back Steve Chavez. QB TJ Lateef threw two TDs and rushed for one.

Murrieta Valley 35, Rancho Cucamonga 19: Nighthawks roll without QB Bear Bachmeier. Running back Dorian Hoze carried the ball 30 times for 174 yards and five touchdowns.

Los Alamitos 71, Anaheim Western 0: Jerod Terry and Lenny Ibarra score 3 TDs each.

Chaparral 17, San Clemente 16 (OT): Corbin Frutos punched in game-winning TD.

Folsom 63, Long Beach 20: Ryder Lyons shined for Folsom.

Cathedral 16, Loyola 13 (2OT)

Oaks Christian 24, Chaminade 17: Deshonne Redeaux scored two rushing TDs.

Hawaii Kamehameha 31, Warren 20

Servite 45, Utah East 0: Leo Hannan threw five TDs.

Oak Hills 23, Aquinas 8: QB Jacob Webster accounted for 310 yards, running for 163 and two TDs.

Upland 26, La Habra 23

Oxnard Pacifica 42, West Ranch 6: Savion Taylor tallied a mind-boggling 19 receptions for 326 yards.

Clovis West 29, Edison 28

Newbury Park 52, Millikan 15: QB Brady Smigiel accounted for six TDs, four passing and two rushing. Smigiel now has 102 passing touchdowns in his career as a junior.

SATURDAY, AUG. 24

St. John Bosco 34, Chaminade-Madonna (FL) 27: Matai Fuiava passed for 303 yards and three TDs in his varsity debut. Braves are young, but dangerous.

Mission Viejo 35, Santa Margarita 7: Defense won the day. Diablos defense had four interceptions - two returned for TDs - and Jaden Williams had three sacks.

Palos Verdes 27, Hawaii 'Ioani 21: QB Ryan Rakowski is now 11-1 as a starter.

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TAREK FATTAL, SBLIVE SPORTS

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.

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