Live updates: No. 5/SN No. 3 Centennial (CA) leads No. 6/SN No. 7 Mater Dei (CA), 14-10, at half originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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CORONA, California, Nov. 21 — Same time. Same place. Same two California high school football powerhouses.
The Huskies defeated Mater Dei, 43-36, back on September 12, and they knew their path to California’s Division 1 state championship – and, possibly, a national title – was bound to run through the Monarchs again. They probably would have preferred that it come a week later in California’s Division 1 Southern Section championship game, but instead, they got paired in the same bracket as the Monarchs. The game is one of two semifinal matchups Friday night with the No. 10/SN No. 25 Santa Margarita [Rancho Santa Margarita, CA] Eagles hosting the No. 34 Orange [CA] Lutheran Lancers in the other semifinal.
At the very least, Centennial will be spared the challenge of having to face the bracket’s top-ranked St. John Bosco [Bellflower, CA] Braves after they were upset by Orange Lutheran a week ago, but they might very well have to face Santa Margarita in the championship game if they can figure out a way to beat Mater Dei a second time. Santa Margarita is responsible for the only blemish on Centennial’s record, having beaten the Huskies, 33-27, in overtime way back on August 28.
Suffice it to to say, there is no easy path through the Southern Section bracket, but the Huskies have proven they can beat the mighty Monarchs once. The question now is … can they do it again?
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CENTENNIAL 14, MATER DEI 10 HALF
|| HALFTIME ||
– Mater Dei runs out the clock, and we are at the break with Centennial scoring two unanswered TDs to end the opening half.
|| SECOND QUARTER ||
– TOUCHDOWN CENTENNIAL. Huskies take the lead right before halftime as Dominick Catalano takes in a keeper 4 yards to the house. The TD was set up by a brilliant catch on the sideline from Keawe Browne. (Centennial, 14-10 | :26, 2nd)
What a catch. Keawe Browne. And Dominick Catalano scores on four-yard TD run. With 26.5 left in second quarter Corona Centennial 14, Mater Dei 10. 187 yards passing for Catalano. pic.twitter.com/FQ6aGhP2Te
— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) November 22, 2025
– Centennial forces Mater Dei to punt, and the Huskies will get the ball back with more than two minutes to go in the first half.
– TOUCHDOWN CENTENNIAL. This time, the Huskies are able to convert on fourth down, as on a fourth-and-short from the 4, Malaki Davis takes it in to finish off a 10-play drive. (Mater Dei, 10-7 | 4:02, 4th)
– FIELD GOAL MATER DEI. Monarchs nearly fumbled in the red zone, but the ball goes out of bounds. Centennial eventually holds on defense, and Jerry Shifman comes on to kick a 26-yard field goal to extend the Monarchs’ lead. (Mater Dei, 10-0 | 8:35, 2nd)
– For the third time already, Centennial gets stopped on fourth down, this time inside its own 30. Mater Dei with a tremendous opportunity here.
|| FIRST QUARTER ||
– Mater Dei stops Centennial on downs for the second time in the opening quarter.
– TOUCHDOWN MATER DEI. Kennie Leggett goes in from a yard out, capping a 64-yard drive on the Monarchs’ opening series. (Mater Dei, 7-0 | 3:39, 1st)
– Centennial gets into Mater Dei territory on the opening series, but turns it over on downs.
– Mater Dei kicks things off to Centennial, and we are now under way.
Coming soon!
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