St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) soccer has been all however unbeatable over the past a number of years. From 2018 by means of the primary for video games of 2023, the Braves misplaced simply six video games, 5 of which have been to equally spectacular Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.). Bosco hadn’t misplaced to a non-California workforce in additional than six years (Aug. 25, 2017).
On Saturday, Kahuka (Hawaii) did what virtually no different workforce had completed since its gamers have been in elementary faculty. Raiders quarterback Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa scored an 18-yard landing with 23 seconds left and the workforce transformed on a two-point conversion to take a 30-23 lead that might stand.
The Raiders at the moment are 5-1 and made up for his or her unhealthy 55-8 loss by the hands of Mater Dei the week prior.
Down 23-22, QB Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa scores on an 18-yd TD with :23 left to provide Kahuku a surprising 30-23 win over No. 3 St. John Bosco. @StarAdvertiser @HawaiiPrepWorld @KahukuSports @boscofootball pic.twitter.com/JOIbYgnwo6
— Hawaii Prep World (@HawaiiPrepWorld) September 17, 2023
The upset virtually didn’t occur. Kahuku led 22-3 within the first half behind a pair of touchdowns by extensive receiver Mana Carvalho and and 53-yard pick-six by Aiden Manutai, however St. John Bosco isn’t the reigning nationwide champion for nothing. The Braves stormed again with 20 unanswered factors, taking a lead and needing one remaining cease within the remaining minute.
They couldn’t maintain on.
STATEMENT MADE💥🤯@KahukuSports @Mana_Carvalho22 #KahukuFB #ESPNhonolulu pic.twitter.com/xEV0gaIlJ8
— ESPN Honolulu (@ESPNHonolulu) September 17, 2023
Whereas it was an upset win, Kahuku definitely didn’t come out of nowhere. The Raiders have been a wonderful workforce for fairly some time now, going undefeated in 2021 and repeating as champions in 2022. They have been thought-about within the Tremendous 25 nationwide rankings earlier within the season, however being routed by Mater Dei pushed them down nationwide rankings.
However that is their official entrance. Solely three totally different groups had overwhelmed Bosco because the starting of the 2017 season. Kahuku is now the fourth.