# Mater Dei survives 10-9 as Trinity League runs the table

> Week 3 in the CIF Southern Section turned on one defensive stand in Santa Ana and a freshman quarterback nobody planned on.
- Title: Mater Dei survives 10-9 as Trinity League runs the table
- Summary: Week 3 in the CIF Southern Section turned on one defensive stand in Santa Ana and a freshman quarterback nobody planned on. Mater Dei beat Corona Centennial…
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- Source: High School On SI — https://si.com/high-school/california/top-25-cif-southern-section-football-scoreboard-from-week-3-01m29rhxjrma
- Published: 2026-09-12T06:37:37+00:00
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- Topics: high school football, cif southern section, mater dei, trinity league, week 3, sports
## Week 3 changed the pecking order
The Top 25 teams in the CIF Southern Section played their second week of the season, and the results reshuffled who looks real and who was padding a record.
## Mater Dei wins it 10-9
The Monarchs beat Corona Centennial at home by a single point. Their defense forced two fourth-quarter turnovers to finish the comeback.

> The Monarch's defense forced two fourth-quarter turnovers to anchor the narrow comeback victory.
## A freshman took the job
Paytyn Guess came off the bench and was terrific in the win. He may have settled the quarterback question at Mater Dei for the rest of the season.
## Trinity League went unbeaten
St. John Bosco, JSerra, Servite and Orange Lutheran all won Friday night alongside Mater Dei. Santa Margarita played Saturday against Sacramento Inderkum.

> The Trinity League went unbeaten
## Sierra Canyon scored on defense
The Trailblazers shut out Saint Louis of Hawaii 52-0 on Thursday. Three of those touchdowns came on interception returns.

> The Trailblazers had three interceptions returned for touchdowns in the blowout victory.
## Thursday was a blowout night
JSerra hammered Oak Hills 63-0 for its third straight win, with its only loss coming to Sierra Canyon. Norco stayed unbeaten 56-26 behind Julian Medina's five touchdowns.
## The 4-0 club grew
Westlake, Huntington Beach, San Clemente, Palos Verdes and Chaminade all moved to 4-0. Ryan Rakowski has Palos Verdes rolling after a 28-3 win over Edison.
## Upsets and stumbles
Chaparral beat Rancho Cucamonga 20-13 without star quarterback Dane Weber. Crean Lutheran lost to Oak Ridge 28-21 and has now dropped two in a row.

> Big win for the Pumas without star QB Dane Weber.
## Next week's tests
Orange Lutheran, coming off a 35-0 shutout of Gardena Serra, gets Sierra Canyon. Westlake hosts Tustin, whose receiver-turned-quarterback Hayden Koo is 2-0 as a starter.
## Key takeaway

Mater Dei beat Corona Centennial 10-9 on two fourth-quarter takeaways, and freshman Paytyn Guess may have just won the starting job off the bench.