Look: No. 2 Mater Dei upsets No. 1 St. John Bosco in Southern California football showdown

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Before about 10,000 fans at the Santa Ana Bowl, No. 2 Mater Dei defeated No. 1 St. John Bosco 17-7 on Friday night.

The teams had entered the matchup undefeated after their first six games of the 2022 season.

In a highly-anticipated battle between the nation's top two ranked teams, the Monarchs recorded five sacks and added two interceptions, one each from Zabien Brown and Daryus Dixson, the latter came on the last play of the game to seal the mild upset. 

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Here are photos from Friday night's game in Santa Ana:

All photos by Heston Quan