No. 1 Mater Dei (1-0) vs. Loara (0-1)

7:30 TONIGHT GLOVER STADIUM

Mater Dei comes into the game with a nice 28-21 victory over Fallbrook, the top-ranked team in San Diego County. Matt Leinart completed 16 of 22 passes in his 2000 debut, averaging 17.8 yards per completion, and Darius Williams averaged 4.7 yards per carry. Now, how does Loara, which dropped its opener to Western, 14-7, outscore Mater Dei? The Monarchs won last year’s game, 35-0, and both teams have the same number of returning starters. At least this year, the county’s best two-way player isn’t from Mater Dei; Loara’s Rudy Acosta inherits the mantle from Matt Grootegoed.

KEY PLAYERS

Mater Dei

WR Jeff Diulio

9 rec., 187 yds., 1 TD

QB Matt Leinart

72.3%, 284 yds., 1 TD

RB Darius Williams

19 carries, 89 yds.

Loara

QB Jonathon Diullo

55.6%, 97 yds., 1 int.

RB Billy Chavez

17 carries, 91 yds.

WR Rudy Acosta

4 rec., 80 yds.