Mater Dei Catholic at Granite Hills — High school football preview for Friday, Aug. 29

Granite Hills HS - El Cajon -

Mater Dei Catholic travels to Granite Hills for a nonleague meeting Friday, Aug. 29. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. PDT at Granite Hills HS in El Cajon. The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders (0-0) face the Granite Hills Eagles (0-0) in what should be an early-season test as both programs open their schedules.

Quick look

• Game: Mater Dei Catholic at Granite Hills

• Date/time: Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 — 4:30 p.m. PDT

• Location: Granite Hills HS — El Cajon

• Teams: Granite Hills Eagles (0-0) vs. Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders (0-0)

Notes and flavor

There’s no prior meeting listed for these programs on the lineup provided, so Friday offers a chance to set the tone early in the season. Both teams enter with 0-0 records, and this nonleague matchup will give coaches an early look at personnel and schemes under game conditions.

Streaming and ticketing

• Granite Hills fans can find coverage at the school’s NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/granite-hills-high-school-el-cajon-el-cajon-ca/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Mater Dei Catholic streaming information: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/mater-dei-catholic-high-school-chula-vista-ca/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(Only streaming links provided in the game data are listed above; ticketing information was not provided.)

Follow, pick and engage

Supporters can follow each program on ScorebookLive to get updates and help grow fan counts — right now both teams show 3 fans on their SBLive pages. You can also make a pick for fun on the game page; picks are purely for fan engagement and are not tied to any win-projection models. These numbers may change leading up to kickoff, so follow the teams you want to see succeed and make a pick to show support.

Upcoming: each team’s next scheduled game

• Granite Hills next: Granite Hills at Lincoln — Sep. 4, 4:00 p.m.

• Mater Dei Catholic next: San Marcos at Mater Dei Catholic — Sep. 12, 3:30 p.m.

Stay tuned to ScorebookLive for updates, live stats and postgame coverage from El Cajon.