No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) survived a second-half surge from No. 21 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) to win California's Open Division championship 37-15 on Saturday night at Saddleback College. It's the fifth state championship since 2017 for the Monarchs, who likely will earn their third MaxPreps National Championship.

They got a decent scare, but Mater Dei High School of Santa Ana's football team clinched another mythical national championship Saturday at Saddleback High School. Washington-bound quarterback Dash Beierly completed 18 of 27 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns and Oregon bound running back Jordon Davison added 107 yards rushing and two scores as the Monarchs defeated De La Salle of Concord in the CIF Open Division championship game.

De La Salle and Mater Dei, two of high school football's most storied programs, met on Saturday with a state title – and national title – on the line.

The Mater Dei Monarchs (12-0) of Santa Ana face the De La Salle Spartans (12-0) of Concord in the California (CIF) high school football State Open Division championship game Saturday at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo.

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