Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), a historic powerhouse in high school football, has won a record six USA TODAY Sports Super 25 national championships and is known for rarely suffering more than one loss per season. In 2025, however, the Monarchs faced their second loss, falling 7-6 to Santa Margarita under new head coach Carson Palmer, marking a rare occurrence of multiple losses in a season since 2015.
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