Centennial (Corona, Calif.) had an opportunity to take a leap towards the highest of the California Southern Part within the semifinal sport towards St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) on Friday.
After scoring a landing with eight seconds remaining to chop the deficit to at least one level, the Huskies may select whether or not to ship the sport to additional time with an additional level try or go for the win with a two-point conversion.
The Huskies went for the latter in a sport with almost 90 whole factors scored and a missed PAT already. Quarterback Husan Longstreet faked the handoff to working again Cornell Hatcher Jr., who had scored 5 touchdowns all through the evening. Longstreet took the ball himself, barely slipped, and was tackled by a pair of St. John Bosco defenders.
Centennial had yet one more probability, recovering an onside kick on the Bosco 41-yard line, however was prevented from transferring the ball any additional.
St. John Bosco stops the two-point conversion. 43-42 lead over Centennial with 8 seconds left. pic.twitter.com/MbMpicImrY
— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) November 18, 2023
With that, the Braves eked out a 43-42 win and secured one more CIF-SS Div. I championship sport look towards Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.).
Bosco quarterback Caleb Sanchez led the offense by passing for six landing passes and 330 yards on 13-for-23 passing, in line with the San Bernadino Solar. His first three completions of the sport have been touchdowns of 23 yards, 62 yards and 65 yards, respectively.
On Centennial’s finish, Hatcher was unstoppable, speeding 221 yards for 5 touchdowns on 45 carries, in line with the Los Angeles Instances.
It’s arduous to overstate how good Hatcher was this season. In 12 video games, he rushed for greater than 2,300 yards and 42 touchdowns. He had at the very least 100 yards in each sport besides one — when he received 99 yards on 10 carries.
As shut as Centennial got here, they missed out on alternatives that might have received them the sport. The Huskies missed a area purpose, an extra-point try, and a pair of two-point conversions making an attempt to make up for the misplaced factors.
The loss for Centennial represents the plight of taking part in within the Trinity League. Through the common season, the Huskies performed a demanding schedule, testing themselves towards Mater Dei, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) and Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.). They cruised by division play and established themselves as a transparent top-three staff in California. That they had a sport plan that helped them put up 42 towards Bosco.
But in the long run, it ended the identical manner it has 12 months in and 12 months out for greater than half a decade: Bosco vs. Mater Dei for the title.
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