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Football Player of the Year Watch List 4:25 Video: National Football Player of the Year Watch ListAlabama commit Bryce Young and future Clemson Tiger DJ Uiagalelei both in the mix to be named Player of the Year. The 10 players on the 2019 National Player of the Year Watch List are trying to join the likes of Kyler Murray, Terrelle Pryor, Derrick Henry, Tate Martell and JT Daniels. Winning and putting up numbers against tough competition is a key factor. The combined record of the players featured is 107-4 and nine are still playing in the postseason. Leading your team to a state title or a Top 25 finish could play a huge part in the final decision to being named the 2019 National Football Player of the Year. (In alphabetical order)MaxPreps National High School Football Player of the Year Watch List Graphic by Ryan Escobar RB Demarkcus Bowman — Lakeland (Fla.)The 2020 Clemson commit is having another huge year for the defending 7A Florida state champs. The Dreadnaughts … [Read more...] about Mater Dei’s Bryce Young in lead for high school football Player of the Year honors

Top 25 High School Football Rankings 307,224 views 2:09 Video: Top 25 high school football rankingsMater Dei, St. John Bosco own top two spots heading into this week's showdown. The way tickets were gobbled up for Friday's high school football showdown between No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) and No. 2 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), it feels a like a big concert, heavyweight championship fight or a Broadway show. In less than 24 hours, the game sold out on Saturday. According to the St. John Bosco website, the only way to watch the game live is on Fox Sports Prime Ticket. The new and pristine Panish Family Stadium holds only 5,000 fans. But unlike more rabid football regions in the country, securing a seat for a prep football game in Southern California, where interests sprawl as wide as its freeways, is not a problem.Then again, these are the two top ranked teams not only in the state, but also the country. The 8-0 squads feature the top two rated senior quarterbacks in … [Read more...] about No. 1 Mater Dei vs. No. 2 St. John Bosco high school football showdown sold out, resale tickets going for $200

Top 25 High School Football Rankings 307,224 views 2:09 Video: Top 25 high school football rankingsThree California teams are part of national Top 25, including Nos. 1 and 2 Mater Dei and St. John Bosco. It was a formality really. Top-ranked Mater Dei (Santa Ana) and No. 2 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) had to win Trinity League games last to get to Friday's showdown between the two super powers undefeated and unscathed. Predictably, the Monarchs and Braves combined to score 108 points and give up six while beating worthy, but overmatched, foes Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) and Orange Lutheran (Orange) to set up the big showdown between not only California's, but the nation's top two teams. That game, which reportedly sold out in a matter of hours, is scheduled 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. John Bosco's new Panish Family Stadium. In other California Top 25 rankings news: • Previous No. 12 Servite scored 28 first-half points to defeat previous No. 11 JSerra Catholic (San … [Read more...] about MaxPreps California Top 25 high school football rankings: Mater Dei-St. John Bosco showdown upon us

2017 Top 10 Football Plays of the Year 61,392 views 6:09 Video: Top 10 Football Plays of 2017Find out which magical moment tops the list at No. 1.High school sports gives us something new, something exciting and often something wild each week. Get ready for the best, brightest and most unique high school football plays from the entire 2017 season. Each week throughout the season, MaxPreps hosts Steve Montoya and Chris Stonebraker have offered up must-see highlights from the gridiron. After careful consideration and a voting process throughout the MaxPreps staff, we present the most spectacular plays of 2017. We will continue this segment through the basketball season, so please submit a top play by contacting us via Twitter @MaxPreps and use the hashtag #MPTopPlay. … [Read more...] about MaxPreps Top 10 High School Football Plays of the Season

Top 25 California high school football rankings 2,022 views 0:56 Video: California Top 25 football rankingsNorco enters The Top 25 right before visiting No. 4 Centennial.Lopsided scores were the call for the week in the MaxPreps California Top 25 high school football rankings. The average margin of victory for the Top 10 teams was 45 points, with three teams winning by at least 50 and two by more than 60. The most impressive one-sided scores were right at the top as No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) defeated Servite 56-11 and second-ranked St. John Bosco (Bellflower) beat JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano) 48-10. What made those wins so impressive is that Servite and JSerra last week were ranked 11th and ninth, respectively. JSerra dropped to 11th while Servite fell to 12th as the two face off Friday at Servite.The lone Top 25 team to fall this week was No. 25 Chaparral (Temecula), which dropped a 37-17 decision to Vista Murrieta (Murrieta). Previously ranked Norco (6-1) replaced … [Read more...] about MaxPreps California Top 25 high school football rankings: Blowouts reign as Mater Dei, St. John Bosco remain 1, 2