Week 9 of high school football in Montgomery County, Maryland took place this weekend. It was the final week of the regular season as the MPSSAA playoffs begin

No. 12 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) overcame a 21-3 deficit to defeat No. 1 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) 36-31. The top-ranked Braves had won their first nine games by an average margin of 35.5 points per game.

Cardinals RB Shiron Seniours returned a punt for an Orting touchdown on Thursday night, and freshman RB Dakota Anderson added a score. Orting's defense posted a first-half shutout and triggered the running clock with a 40-point lead by intermission, locking up a league title well before the final whistle.

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS. SATURDAY’S RESULTS. Semifinals . DIVISION 1 . Sierra Canyon d. Marymount. 25-13-26-28, 24-26, 25-22, 15-9. Mater Dei d. San Juan Hills, 25-15, 25-1, 2