Southern California’s Mater Dei will be looking for a High School Football America 3-peat in 2025. The Monarchs, who won the 2023 and 2024 HSFA national championships, powered by NFL Play Football, have announced their 2025 schedule that includes matchups with reigning state champs from two different states.
Mater Dei will open the season in Florida against St. Thomas Aquinas, winners of six straight state high school football championships. Last year, the Raiders finished No. 17 in the HSFA 300.
Unlike last season, when MD couldn’t find a fifth non-Trinity League opponent for its schedule, the Monarchs will play 10-regular season games this year with SoCal’s Bishop Montgomery traveling to Santa Ana on August 29.
The following week, Mater Dei will host Hawaii-power Kahuku. The Red Raiders, who finished No. 164 in the nation last year, have won 11 state championship, including three of the last four Open Division titles.
For the fourth year in the row, MD will play Corona Centennial, No. 21 in our ’24 national rankings, during the regular season. The Monarchs beat CC twice last year. In the season opener between the two SoCal powers, MD won 42-25. Then in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinals, the Monarchs won 36-7 on their way to the sectional chamopionship.
The road to a three-peat is likely to go through Las Vegas when Mater Dei travels to Nevada-power for a showdown with Bishop Gorman, winners of 14 state titles in the last 15-years. Gorman finished No. 3 in 2024 with its only loss coming at the hands of the Monarchs.
Related: 2025 Trinity League Schedules
Mater Dei beat the BG 31-15 in Santa Ana in 2024, giving the Monarchs a perfect 4-0 mark all-time against Gaels.
After a bye week, MD opens defense of its Trinity League championship against Orange Lutheran on October 3. All six Trinity League schools finished in our national rankings last season.
Trinity League in HSFA 300 in ’24
- No. 1 Mater Dei
- No. 5 St. John Bosco
- No. 13 Orange Lutheran
- No. 53 JSerra
- No. 62 Santa Margarita
- No. 66 Servite
Adding to the excitement of 2025 is this year’s showdown between Mater Dei and Bosco will close-out the regular season on October 31.
Since 2017, Mater Dei has won five HSFA national titles. Bosco has won two — 2019 and 2022.
2025 Mater Dei Monarchs Schedule
August 23 – at St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida)
August 29 – vs. Bishop Montgomery
September 5 – vs. Kahuku (Hawaii)
September 12 – at Corona Centennial
September 19 – at Bishop Gorman (Nevada)
October 3 – at Orange Lutheran*
October 10 – vs. Santa Margarita*
October 17 – vs. Servite*
October 24 – vs. JSerra*
October 31 – at St. John Bosco*
*Trinity League games
