{"id":25978,"date":"2025-08-21T15:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=25978"},"modified":"2025-08-22T15:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:41:03","slug":"future-stars-take-the-field-high-school-footballs-elite-hit-national-spotlight-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/ncaaf\/future-stars-take-the-field-high-school-footballs-elite-hit-national-spotlight-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Stars Take the Field: High School Football&#8217;s Elite Hit National Spotlight this Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Five high school football games will be featured on national TV this Friday and Saturday, and there are a few crossover NFL storylines of note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carson Palmer once dominated the high school ranks at Santa Margarita, en route to USC and then on to the Bengals, Raiders and Cardinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday night (only non-ESPN game below), Palmer will make his coaching debut with his alma mater. Despite being in front of the home crown, Santa Margarita is listed as a 4-point underdog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marvin Harrison&#8217;s son, Jett, will play on a national stage Friday night for St. Joseph Prep (Philadelphia). Jett is one of the top-ranked players in the country and has been offered by Ohio State, among other programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Henry Jr. is a nationally-rated wideout for Mater Dei. The Monarchs are the consensus No. 1 team in the nation, and they are massive favorites against St. Thomas Aquinas. This is a high school matchup years in the making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Jameis Winston&#8217;s much younger brother, Jonah, plays wide receiver for Hoover (Birmingham), and they are three-TD underdogs against IMG Academy on ESPN2 Friday night. Jonah has offers from Florida State, Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas A&amp;M, Mississippi State and Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the opening spreads and totals for six high school football games this weekend via&nbsp;<strong>BetOnline.ag<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lines are extremely volatile and many have already moved a ton. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/football\/high-school\" title=\"\">You can find current lines here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, August 22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ESPN2, 6 p.m. ET<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Joseph&#8217;s Prep (PA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+3.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American Heritage 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(CA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Santa Margarita (CA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over\/Under&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;49.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, August 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ESPN, 4 p.m. ET<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mater Dei (CA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-19.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Thomas Aquinas 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