California highschool soccer heads into the Thanksgiving weekend with an all-time Tremendous 25 matchup headlining the Southern Part championship recreation.
St. John John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) vs. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.).
No. 3 vs. No. 5.
Los Angeles Coliseum.
The monitor document of each groups wants little—if any—rehashing amongst highschool soccer circles. Every has completed on the high of the Tremendous 25 rankings a number of occasions in previous years, with Mater Dei tied holding rank alongside powerhouse De La Salle (Harmony, Calif.) for essentially the most in historical past (5).
Final yr’s CIF-SS championship was an instantaneous traditional, one which swayed the voting tide (ever so barely) towards St. John Bosco, which held off the Monarchs for a 24-22 win on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The revenge recreation turned the tables from the October matchup that ended 17-7 in favor of the boys from Santa Ana.
The script has been flipped in 2023, although. In October, the Braves shocked the then-No. 1 Mater Dei squad 28-0, a lopsided win that had the soccer world buzzing.
Bosco soared within the rankings whereas eradicating Mater Dei from its No. 1 spot.
So, is it revenge time for the Monarchs on Friday night time, an enormous assertion win for brand new head coach Frank McManus?
Or can the Braves make it a clear sweep on the Trinity League in 2023?
With out query, the result will definitely affect subsequent week’s Tremendous 25.
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