Friday, November 4, 2011 Servite Fights Back, Wins Thriller Against Mater Dei Top-ranked Servite and ninth-ranked Mater Dei turned in another memorable chapter in their annual heavyweight rivalry series Friday night at Angel Stadium, especially in the second half. The Monarchs, who were fighting for their playoffs lives, took a lead in the third quarter. Servite responded, scoring 21 consecutive points on the way to a 35-28 victory over Mater Dei... »Full Story... By DAMIAN CALHOUN | OCVarsity.com »Photos... By FRANK LOSOYA | MD Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »Watch the Video Highlights...

Thursday, November 3, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei JV vs. Servite By MAUREEN ARMSTRONG »View the Photos...

Thursday, November 3, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei Frosh Red vs. Servite By FRANK LOSOYA | MD Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Friday, October 28, 2011 Orange Lutheran Collects Important Victory Conner Sullivan tossed three touchdown passes ... to a much-needed 28-0 victory against No. 5 Mater Dei in a Trinity League football game at Orange Coast College on Friday. "We're not dead yet," Orange Lutheran coach Jim Kunau said. "It was do or die (against Mater Dei)." Orange Lutheran entered the showdown with an 0-2 record... »Full Story... By DAN ALBANO | OCVarsity.com »Photos... By FRANK LOSOYA | MD Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »Watch the Video Highlights...

Thursday, October 27, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei JV vs. Orange Lutheran By MAUREEN ARMSTRONG »View the Photos...

Friday, October 21, 2011 St. John Bosco Runs All Over No. 4 Mater Dei St. John Bosco of Bellflower had its share of big plays in Friday’s Trinity League contest against fourth-ranked Mater Dei. Mater Dei, on the other hand, struggled to get its offense moving consistently throughout the night. The end result was a 24-3 home victory for the Braves... »Full Story... By DAMIAN CALHOUN | OCVarsity.com »Photos... By FRANK LOSOYA | MD Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »Watch the Video Highlights...

Thursday, October 20, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei JV vs. St. John Bosco By MAUREEN ARMSTRONG »View the Photos...

Thursday, October 20, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei Frosh Red vs. St. John Bosco By DONNA LOSOYA »View the Photos...

Thursday, October 13, 2011 No. 6 Mater Dei Shuts Down No. 2 Santa Margarita Santa Margarita went into the game undefeated, ranked second in Orange County and was averaging 41 points a game. Sometimes, none of those facts matter when it's a Trinity League game. Mater Dei upset Santa Margarita, 21-14, in the Trinity League opener for both teams Thursday at Santa Ana Stadium... »Full Story... By STEVE FRYER | OCVarsity.com »Photos... By FRANK LOSOYA | MD Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »Watch the Video Highlights...

Saturday, October 8, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei Frosh White vs. Cathedral By FRANK LOSOYA | Mater Dei Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Friday, October 7, 2011 Mater Dei Finds Its Groove in Blowout Ready or not, the sixth-ranked Mater Dei football team will begin Trinity League play next week. After suffering its share of heartbreaking losses, the Monarchs wrapped up their nonleague schedule with a 52-16 victory over Gardena on Friday night at Santa Ana Stadium. The victory was the second in a row for Mater Dei (2-3)... »Full Story... By DAMIAN CALHOUN | OCVarsity.com »Photos... By FRANK LOSOYA | MD Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »Watch the Video Highlights...

Saturday, October 1, 2011 Mater Dei Posts Emotional Victory for Fallen Army Ranger The emotion in Coach Bruce Rollinson’s eyes after Mater Dei’s dramatic, 22-20, victory against Edison on Friday was clear. Rollinson worked hard to keep his composure. The reason: the inspiration of fallen Army Ranger Sgt. Tyler Nicholas Holtz. Holtz was killed Saturday during combat in Afghanistan. Holtz, 22, played defensive line at Mater Dei and graduated in 2007... »Full Story... By DAN ALBANO | OCVarsity.com »Photos... By FRANK LOSOYA | MD Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »Watch the Video Highlights...

Saturday, October 1, 2011 Fryer Breaks Down Wild Week 4 It was Mater Dei’s last chance, the Monarchs’ last chance to win the game, their last chance to avoid dropping out of the top 10 for the first time in three decades, and their last chance to avoid going 0-4 for the first time in even more decades. Two seconds left. Ball on the Edison 15, and a four-point deficit. Only a touchdown would do. Mater Dei junior quarterback Ryan McMahon took the snap, dropped back, stepped forward as if about to tuck the football and run for it, cut left, tiptoed the line of scrimmage he could not see but still sensed was close, and floated the ball to the middle rear of the end zone... »Read the Full Story... By STEVE FRYER | OCVarsity.com

Thursday, September 29, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei JV vs. Edison By MAUREEN ARMSTRONG »View the Photos...

Thursday, September 29, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei Frosh Red vs. Edison By FRANK LOSOYA | Mater Dei Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Monday, September 26, 2011 Army Ranger and Former Mater Dei Football Player Killed in Afghanistan A U.S. Army Ranger from Orange County has been killed in combat in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced. Sgt. Tyler Nicholas Holtz, 22, was killed Saturday in Wardak province while leading an assault against a Taliban position... »Read the full article on LATimes.com... »Read the full article on KomoNews.com...

Saturday, September 24, 2011 San Clemente Gets ‘Amazing’ Victory Over Mater Dei Mike Elespuru scored on a 25-yard touchdown run on the first play of overtime, and fifth-ranked San Clemente’s defense held strong to defeat No. 7 Mater Dei, 28-21, in a nonleague showdown on Friday night at Santa Ana Stadium. It was just the second time the Tritons have defeated the Monarchs in nine meetings and their first since 1995... »Full Story... By CARLOS ARIAS | OCVarsity.com »Photos... By FRANK LOSOYA | MD Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »Watch the Video Highlights...

Friday, September 23, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei JV vs. San Clemente By MAUREEN ARMSTRONG »View the Photos...

Saturday, September 17, 2011 Centennial Storms Back to Beat Mater Dei The Mater Dei football team experienced another case of growing pains Friday night. Centennial of Corona overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to rally to defeat sixth-ranked Mater Dei, 28-20, in a nonleague game at Santa Ana Stadium. Centennial (1-1) entered the game ranked sixth in the state by Cal-Hi Sports... »Full Story... By DAMIAN CALHOUN | OCVarsity.com »Photos... By FRANK LOSOYA | MD Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »Watch the Video Highlights...

Thursday, September 15, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei Frosh Red vs. Corona Centennial By FRANK LOSOYA | Mater Dei Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Thursday, September 8, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei JV vs. Carson By FRANK LOSOYA | Mater Dei Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Thursday, September 8, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei Frosh Red vs. Carson By FRANK LOSOYA | Mater Dei Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Saturday, September 3, 2011 Mater Dei Loses Thriller with Carson A second-half comeback wasn't enough for Mater Dei in its opener as the Monarchs fell at Carson, 26-22, on Friday night. The Colts drove 80 yards in just over 3 1/2 minutes for the winning touchdown with six seconds left, a 12-yard pass from Kevin McMahon to Darreus Rogers. Mater Dei, which lost quarterback Max Wittek and receiver Victor Blackwell to graduation and receiver Sedric Hill transferred to Edison, broke in a number of new players in high-profile positions, led by junior quarterback Ryan McMahon... Full Story... By DAN WOIKE | OCVarsity.com Photos... By FRANK LOSOYA | MD Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales Watch the Video Highlights...

Saturday, August 27, 2011 Highlights from Mater Dei Frosh JV Scrimmage & BBQ By FRANK LOSOYA | Mater Dei Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Monday, August 15, 2011 Highlights from Camp Monarch By FRANK LOSOYA | Mater Dei Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Reserve Your Seats on the Rooter Bus 2011 Mater Dei Football Season Opener at Carson High School Friday, September 2nd at 7:30pm. Parking at Carson High School is extremely limited and Friday evening freeway traffic is typically heavy. In order to relieve your frustration, provide ultimate convenience and enjoy the camaraderie with fellow fans, we have reserved a luxury bus to transport Mater Dei Football families and fans to our season opener. The bus will depart from Mater Dei High School and return before the team in order to participate in the post-game Grotto Tradition. Package includes a box dinner catered by Beach Pit BBQ. We have been notified that no pre-sale game tickets will be available at Mater Dei so tickets will need to be purchased when the bus arrives at Carson High School. Adult tickets will be $8. Cost is $50 per person and the bus will be filled on a first come, first served basis. If you are interested in purchasing your seats on the Mater Dei Rooter Bus, please e-mail Tim Strader by August 30th. »View the PDF...

Saturday, August 20, 2011 Highlights from Football Family Mass 2011 By FRANK LOSOYA | Mater Dei Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Monday, August 15, 2011 Kickoff ’11: Top 10 Linebackers to Watch Slide show: Here are Damian Calhoun's choices for the OCVarsity Top 10 linebackers to watch for the upcoming high school football season. By DAMIAN CALHOUN | OCVarsity.com »View Slide Show...

Monday, August 15, 2011 OCVarsity Hot Shots: Contenders Off and Running Slide show: More of the teams who are expected to contend for league and, possibly, CIF championships opened practice Monday, and OCVarsity is taking a look at what was going on at Mater Dei and La Habra. By STEVE FRYER | OCVarsity.com »View Slide Show...

Saturday, July 23, 2011 Highlights from Monarchs 4 Marines 2011 Camp Pendelton By FRANK LOSOYA | Mater Dei Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Highlights from the Saddleback Lineman Competition By FRANK LOSOYA | Mater Dei Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Saturday, July 9, 2011 Highlights from the Edison Passing League By FRANK LOSOYA | Mater Dei Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Saturday, July 9, 2011 Mater Dei Falls Short Against Long Beach Poly Mater Dei and Long Beach Poly clashed Saturday in the finals of another major passing tournament. And just like last month, the Monarchs stayed close but the Jackrabbits emerged with the title. Mater Dei failed to convert a 2-point conversion on the final play as Long Beach Poly captured its first Edison tournament title with a 20-19 victory at Edison... By DAN ALBANO | OCVarsity.com »Read the Full Story...

Saturday, July 9, 2011 Ryan McMahon is the Latest in Special Spot as Mater Dei Quarterback The junior has shown improvement in limited time with the football team, and Coach Bruce Rollinson says McMahon is capable of handling the pressure. Hunching over center at the Edison passing tournament Saturday, quarterback Ryan McMahon of Santa Ana Mater Dei barked, "White heat, white heat." He acted as though he knew what he was doing, which is big news considering he is the heir apparent for one of the most coveted and demanding positions in Southern California high school sports... By ERIC SONDHEIMER | LATimes.com »Read the Full Story...

Saturday, June 11, 2011 Highlights from the Dana Hills Passing League By FRANK LOSOYA | Mater Dei Photo Coordinator/Game Film Sales »View the Photos...

Saturday, June 11, 2011 New Mater Dei Quarterback Emerges Mater Dei’s quarterback factory has produced another passer to watch. Junior-to-be Ryan McMahon was under center for the Monarchs at the Air Strike passing tournament Saturday and guided them to the championship game. Long Beach Poly was the only team to stop McMahon and Mater Dei. The Jackrabbits intercepted McMahon twice, including one on the final play to secure a 21-14 victory at Dana Hills... By DAN ALBANO | OCVarsity.com »Read the Full Story...