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Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s championship weekend in high school football, with 14 in the Southern Section and four in the City Section.The rematch Mater Dei quarterback Elijah Brown is 29-0 in high school.(Jerome Miron/Jerome Miron) Since the football season began, it has been almost a certainty that St. John Bosco would face Mater Dei for the Southern Section Division 1 championship. As the semifinals proved last week, those two teams have separated…

It’s two hours before No. 1 takes on No. 2 in high school football. Two tickets were re-sold for $254.99 to enter Santa Ana Stadium on Friday night, and there’s an eerie quietness as players from top-ranked Santa Ana Mater Dei and Bellflower St. John Bosco listen to music on headphones, put on uniforms and start to dial in.You sense the pressure, recognize the respect and feel the anticipation not only on the field but in the bleachers.“It’s focus,” St. John Bosco defensive coordinator Chris King said.Soon USC coach…