High school football rankings: Defending California state champion Mater Dei headlines 2024 Preseason

It is the fifth straight year that Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif. ) starts the season as the MaxPreps Top 25-high ranked high school football team. The Monarchs are coming off 13-1 season and Open Division state championship, which was the fourth in the last seven seasons. 
 
Orange County power house has a substitution change that occurs at the sideline. Raul Lara of Long Beach Poly (Long Beach), with a record of 142-30 and five section crowns from 2001-13, thus takes over from Frank McManus in that regard. 
 
Mater Dei returns a lot of experience, however, the question at quarterback is a huge one to fill. Consider Elijah Brown who notched a record of forty two wins and only two losses and two titles in sign as the starting signal caller in four years. Senior Washington promise is Dash Beierly comes in after amassing over 2,500 yards of total offense with 29 touchdowns at Chaparral (Temecula) last year. 
 
Bowman alongside Jordon Davison, a senior running back who is committed to the University of Oregon and wide receivers Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, Marcus Harris who committed to the University of Oklahoma, and Chris Henry Jr. , who committed to Ohio State are there to help Beierly with targets. Sione Tohi, Kodi Greene and Lex Mailangi of Arizona are some of the well-known stars that spearhead what remains one of the best known and successful linemen fronts in the country. 
 
The Monarchs could be even more stacked on the other side of the dash. 
 
On the front side, the key seniors are defensive end Abduall Sanders Jr. bound for Alabama along with Shaun Scott, Semi Taulanga, Tomu Topui, and Nasir Wyatt who is committed to the University of Oregon. Daryus Dixson of Penn State, Danny Lang, C. J. Lavender, Chuck McDonald III of Alabama make up a very strong secondary. 
 
Mater Dei is accompanied by five other squads out of California in the starting of the MaxPreps Top 25. Coming into the season all five of these schools, St. John Bosco (Bellflower), Centennial (Corona), Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth), Orange Lutheran (Orange), and Folsom are ranked nationally. 
 
However, what can be rather downplayed is that seven Florida teams are included in the preseason rating despite the fact that the Golden State is adequately represented as well. 
 
Those teams that have qualified for the match are IMG Academy (Bradenton), Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood), St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), Cocoa, Central (Miami), American Heritage (Plantation) and Berkeley Prep (Tampa). 
 
Keep on reading to get the complete breakdown of the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 prospects. Find team previews by clicking on the school name. 
 
1. Mater Dei –This is a high school found in Santa Ana, California. 
Head coach: Raul Lara 
2023 record: 13-1 | By the end of the prac
tice, the six teams were ranked: 1st Hull & Kingston R. U. F. C. ; 2nd Loughborough Students R. U. F. C. ; 3rd Cambridge University RUFC. 
 
2. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 
Head coach: Brent Browner 
2023 record: RANKING | SHOOT OUT | Final Ranking No. 1 
 
3. USD (San Diego, California), IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida), Saban Sports complex (St. Petersburg, Florida) 
Head coach: Billy Miller 
2023 record: 10:0 | Final standing: No. 4 
 
4. St John Bosco is a parochial school situated in Bellflower, California. 
Head coach: Jason Negro 
2023 record: 11-2 | Matter of coda: 6 
 
5. DeSoto (Texas) 
Head coach: Claude Mathis 
2023 record: 15-0 | Tournament final standing: 5th 
 
6. Milton (Ga. ) 
Head coach: Ben Reaves 
2023 record: 13-2 | Final standing: 11th 
 
7. Duncanville (Texas) 
Head coach: Reginald Samples 
2023 record: 14-1 | Position at the end: 8th 
 
8. Centennial (Corona, Calif. ) 
Head coach: Matt Logan 
2023 record: Malaysia 9-3 | Final position: 14 
 
9. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla. ) 
Head coach: Dameon Jones 
2023 record: 14-0 | End of period ranking : No 2 
 
10. North Shore (Houston) 
Head coach: Willie Gaston 
2023 record: 15-1 | The last ranking: 12 
 
11. St. Thomas Aquinas High School – Fort Lauderdale, Florida 
Head coach: Roger Harriott 
2023 record: 14-1: The final position based on the criteria here presented is No. 9. 
 
12. Carrollton (Ga. ) 
Head coach: Joey King 
2023 record: 11-2 | Final ranking: N/A 
 
13. Cocoa (Fla. ) 
Head coach: Ryan Schneider 
2023 record: 14-1 | The final ranking was the following one: 17. 
 
14. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) 
Head coach: Messay Hailemariam 
2023 record: 5-6 | Final ranking of the three countries: N/A 
 
15. Miami Central (Miami) 
Head coach: Jube Joseph 
2023 record: 8-4 | Response to the last question: N/A 
 
16. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) 
Head coach: Tim Roken 
2023 record: 13-1 | Final Stock Rank: 7 
 
17. As an example, the ‘Sierra Canyon’ is a high school located in ‘Chatsworth’ city of California. 
Head coach: Jon Ellinghouse 
2023 record: 11-1| Ranking: N/A 
 
18. Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) 
Head coach: Eric Kjar 
2023 record: 13-1 | Ranking at the end: 13th 
 
19. various games such as basketball, soccer, swimming, baseball, football and many other activities are offered by Bergen Catholic in Oradell, N. J. 
Head coach: Vito Campanile 
2023 record: 11-1 | Final rank: 21 
 
20. American Heritage (Plantation, FL) 
Head coach: Mike Smith 
2023 record: 10-2 | Final ranking: N/A 
 
21. Buford (Ga. ) 
Head coach: Bryant Appling 
2023 record: 11-2 | Final ranking: N/A 
 
22. Central, Phenix City, Alabama 
Head coach: Patrick Nix 
2023 record: Thus, the final ranking is 13-0 / No 25 
 
23. Berkeley Prep of Tampa, Florida 
Head coach: Dominick Ciao 
2023 record: 13-2 | The final season rank for the team is number 23. 
 
24. Orange Lutheran of Orange, California 
Head coach: Rod Sherman 
2023 record: 5-6 | Final ranking: N/A 
 
25. Folsom (Calif. ) 
Head coach: Paul Doherty 
2023 record: 13-2 Schuhurber and Klein coming through for the team: W 49-47; L 54-68 North Shore: N/A