Mater Dei

COSTA MESA - The way they dug themselves into a hole Friday, it seemed a far stretch that the Edison Chargers could make a game of it with Mater Dei. No, not the way the charitable Chargers started things at Orange Coast College. "You can't make that many mistakes and expect to beat a team of Mater Dei's caliber," Edison Coach Dave White said. "But our kids nearly overcame those mistakes, and we had our chances their at the end. " Edison climbed out of a three-touchdown hole before a near-full house at LeBard Stadium, fought and clawed its way back into contention, and had opportunities to go into the lead in the fourth quarter.

The fifth week of the 2012 prep football season has three local teams closing out the nonleague portion of their respective schedules. The highlight of the week is arguably the Mater Dei-Edison showdown. "It's a big one, for sure," Edison Coach Dave White said. "Any time you play Mater Dei, it's special. It should be a good game. " In the previous 13 games between the schools, Mater Dei owns an 8-5 series edge. * Friday Mater Dei (3-0) vs. Edison (3-0), 7 p.m., Orange Coast College: The Monarchs and Chargers put their undefeated seasons on the line when the teams meet for the 13th consecutive year.

TONIGHT'S GAME Edison (3-0) vs. Mater Dei (0-3) (at Santa Ana Bowl, 7 p.m.) The 17th meeting between the Edison and Mater Dei will feature teams heading in opposite directions. Mater Dei is 0-3 for the first time since the 1989 season. The Monarchs have faced a tough schedule, though, losing to No. 2 Orange Lutheran (Division VI), Mission Viejo, ranked first in Division II and the division's reigning two-time champion and J.W. North, ranked second in Division V. Offensively, the Monarchs are led by quarterback Jason Forcier and Brandon Nicolas is a terror on both sides of the line.

Perennial prep football powers Mater Dei and Edison highs have signed a two-year home-and-away contract to meet in football during the next two seasons, Edison Coach Dave White said Wednesday. The Chargers will host the Monarchs at Orange Coast College in the fourth week of the 2000 season, and Mater Dei will entertain Edison in 2001 at Santa Ana Bowl. 'We're excited about renewing our rivalry with Mater Dei,' White said. 'Both schools have had great success on the football field, and this should be two more exciting games in the series.

A rivalry between two of Orange County's most successful prep football programs continues Friday when Edison takes on Mater Dei in nonleague play. The Chargers will face the host Monarchs in a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Cal State Fullerton. Edison comes into the matchup on a three-game winning streak. Mater Dei, meanwhile, collected its first victory of the season Friday against Foothill. "Don't let their record fool you," Edison coach Dave White said of the Monarchs, who blitzed Foothill, 33-0, last week.

Mike Sciacca, Independent Edison High Coach Dave White was among the 15,000 or so in attendance last Saturday night to see if Mater Dei could knock off Concord De La Salle, the nation's top-rated prep football team. The Monarchs didn't stop De La Salle's win streak at 102 games, although the 31-28 defeat left White with nothing but praise for Mater Dei. "They are an outstanding football team, and I have nothing but respect for (Mater Dei coach)

The Huntington Beach High girls' volleyball team's bid for an appearance at this weekend's CIF Southern Section Division I-A championship final fell one match short, as second-seeded Mater Dei defeated the third-seeded Oilers, 15-7, 15-4, 6-15, 15-6, Tuesday at Huntington Beach High. The Monarchs, who won their 20th match of the season to improve to 20-2 overall, cruised in the first two games. However, for as listless as Huntington Beach was in the first two game, the Oilers displayed the same emotion and intensity that earned them the Sunset League championship.

SANTA ANA — The Edison High football team probably doesn’t want to be known as a second-half team, but another comeback was in the works Thursday night at Santa Ana Stadium. Now the Chargers can say they’re an overtime team, too. Edison senior quarterback Matt Viles scored on seven-yard quarterback draw in the second overtime and the Chargers held on for a thrilling 36-29 nonleague victory over Mater Dei. It wasn’t settled until the Monarchs got the ball back and moved the ball back to the Edison five-yard line.

Heading into a pivotal point in its season last week, the Edison High football team passed a huge test Saturday by beating Servite, 28-13, at Glover Stadium. Perhaps that tough road test will prepare the Chargers for an even tougher assignment this week. Two undefeated teams will collide Friday at LeBard Stadium at Orange Coast College when Edison hosts top-ranked Mater Dei at 7 p.m. The game marks the eighth meeting between the two schools since 2000, with Mater Dei holding a 4-3 edge in victories during that span.

The Edison High boys soccer team will be out to win a CIF Southern Section championship today when the Chargers take on Mater Dei at 10 a.m. at Cal State Fullerton's soccer stadium. Edison (19-4-2) advanced to the title match by edging El Dorado Tuesday, 1-0, on the strength of junior midfielder Jeff Kinkoff's second half goal and a strong defensive effort led by goalie Joey Balbas and seniors Jeff Kunze and Billy Pena. Mater Dei (27-5-1) moved on to the final by virtue of a 4-1 semifinal upset of previously unbeaten Riverside Poly, which had its 29-match win streak ended.

The Ocean View High boys' basketball team played the opening game of its own Jim Harris Memorial Tournament of Champions on Monday afternoon and, at the same time, recorded its first victory of the 2012-13 season. Ocean View had little trouble with South Gate and cruised to an 83-42 victory. It was only the second game of the season for the Seahawks (1-1), who move on to the championship side of the bracket and will face the winner of Tuesday's Verbum Dei-Dominguez first-round game at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The end of a tough three-week stretch comes to an end Friday for the Edison High football team. Having taken on the likes of Servite and Mater Dei in their previous two outings, splitting those two nonleague games, the Chargers - ranked second in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division - now venture to San Clemente to take on the Tritons. "It's a real tough stretch for us," said Edison Coach Dave White. "We schedule these types of games to get us ready for Sunset League play.

COSTA MESA - The way they dug themselves into a hole Friday, it seemed a far stretch that the Edison Chargers could make a game of it with Mater Dei. No, not the way the charitable Chargers started things at Orange Coast College. "You can't make that many mistakes and expect to beat a team of Mater Dei's caliber," Edison Coach Dave White said. "But our kids nearly overcame those mistakes, and we had our chances their at the end. " Edison climbed out of a three-touchdown hole before a near-full house at LeBard Stadium, fought and clawed its way back into contention, and had opportunities to go into the lead in the fourth quarter.

The fifth week of the 2012 prep football season has three local teams closing out the nonleague portion of their respective schedules. The highlight of the week is arguably the Mater Dei-Edison showdown. "It's a big one, for sure," Edison Coach Dave White said. "Any time you play Mater Dei, it's special. It should be a good game. " In the previous 13 games between the schools, Mater Dei owns an 8-5 series edge. * Friday Mater Dei (3-0) vs. Edison (3-0), 7 p.m., Orange Coast College: The Monarchs and Chargers put their undefeated seasons on the line when the teams meet for the 13th consecutive year.

The Edison High football team couldn't have capped summer play any better way. On Saturday at Edison, the Chargers won the Bash at the Beach 7-on-7 passing tournament by defeating Mater Dei, 29-20, in the final. In the championship game, quarterback Alek Torgersen led the Chargers to four scores and also threw a two-point conversion pass. The Chargers won the tournament for the fifth time in its 14-year history, and first since 2009. This year's event again drew 16 teams, several of which are considered among the top squads in the Southland.

The Huntington Beach High girls' basketball team saw its successful 2011-12 season come to an end Saturday when the Oilers lost, 80-52, to top-seed Mater Dei in the CIF State Championships SoCal Regionals at Mater Dei. Senior guard Maya Kennedy scored a team-high 15 points and sophomore guard Paola Roa had 13 points for No. 9-seed Huntington. Mater Dei, which won the CIF Southern Section Division 1AA title, was led by Jordan Adams with 24 points. The Monarchs pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring the Oilers, 24-9.

Sellers hits first MLB home run Marina High graduate Justin Sellers had a memorable Sunday for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 2005 graduate, who made his Major League debut Friday, hit his first career home run in his third game, helping the Dodgers to a 7-0 victory against the Astros. Sellers' blast was a three-run shot off Astro starter Jordan Lyles and resulted in the Dodger Stadium crowd requesting a curtain call from the rookie shortstop, which Sellers was happy to provide.

Edison (3-1) 59…Artesia…0 48…LB Wilson…7 27…Dana Hills…21 9…Servite…16 Friday: vs. Mater Dei (at Orange Coast College, 7 p.m.) Fountain Valley (2-2) 23…Faith Lutheran (Nevada)…26 24…San Clemente…59 21…Temescal Canyon…14 56…Long Beach Millikan…7 Friday: vs. Scripps Ranch (at Scripps Ranch High, 6:30 p.m.)

The Battle at the Beach passing tournament title was won by La Habra High. The Highlanders on Saturday capped a 6-0 day by holding off Centennial of Corona, 25-24, to win the 12th annual tournament hosted by Edison. La Habra quarterback Cody Clements, who committed last week to Washington State, hit receiver Mark Yackey late in the game for what turned out to be the winning points. The Highlanders secured the title only when safety Anthony Baca broke up a two-point conversion pass at the end of the game.