St. John Bosco vs. St. Frances Academy: Live score, updates, highlights from high school football game
originally appeared on The Sporting News
Ready for what might prove to be the 2025 high school football national championship game?
That’s how much is on the line on Friday as St. John Bosco (2-0) hosts St. Frances Academy (1-0) in a highly-anticipated West Coast-versus-East Coast battle.
If you’re looking for live scoring, updates, and highlights, you’ve come to the right place. Check back in at kickoff and scroll down for a pregame overview followed by live results.
Pregame
In a battle of No. 3 and No. 4 in the country, St. John Bosco (CA) looks to put on for the West Coast as a light favorite against the East Coast’s top-ranked team. St. Frances is far better than in 2023 when Bosco won 37-14 and proved it by opening the season with a 42-13 rout of Florida juggernaut Chaminade-Madonna.
Featuring 5-star seniors DE Zion Elee (Maryland) and S Jireh Edwards (Alabama) plus roughly two-dozen more national recruits, the Panthers can go toe-to-toe with anyone in top-end talent. But they’re still an underdog to the third-ranked team in the country. Perhaps the biggest matchup to watch is St. John Bosco’s prolific passing game – which features QB Koa Malau’ulu and WRs Madden Williams (Texas A&M), Daniel Odom (Oklahoma), and Carson Clark (San Jose State) – against a remarkably deep, talented St. Frances defensive backfield that includes Edwards, Amauri Polydor (Penn State), Hakim Satterwhite (Maryland), Khmari Bing (Maryland), Wayne Henry (Auburn), Raylaun Henry, Jaylen Burrell, and Jesse Legree.
St. John Bosco opened the season by blowing out Manatee (FL) 31-0 in one half and Eastwood (TX) 66-7.
Live scores, updates, highlights from St. John Bosco vs. St. Frances Academy
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St. John Bosco leads 7-0 at halftime. The third quarter is yet to begin.
SECOND QUARTER:
0:00: After forcing a punt, St. John Bosco kneels on the final play of the half to take a 7-0 lead into halftime.
5:38 – St. John Bosco 7, St. Frances Academy 0: The Braves strike first on a 45-yard touchdown from Malau’ulu to RB Maliq Allen.
Koa Malau’ulu connects with Maliq Allen for the Bosco touchdown! 🔥
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— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) September 6, 2025
9:54: St. John Bosco matches St. Frances with a missed field goal (33-yard attempt) of its own, and the game is still scoreless.
2nd Quarter: Koa Malau’ulu hits Madden Williams way downfield for a first down, and the Braves are threatening.
FIRST QUARTER:
0:00: St. Frances punts on the final down of the quarter, and the Braves will take over deep in their own territory with the game still scoreless.
3:40: St. John Bosco’s defense holds through a few red zone scares capped by a missed St. Frances field goal.
The game is yet to kickoff.
