Long Beach Poly coach Raul Lara got a cold bath after his team won the Pac-5 title and a likely bid to a postseason Regional Bowl Game.
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Here are recaps from some of the most important football games from Southern California, keeping mind that Regional Bowl Game bids will be issues today around 2 p.m.
Click here to see the Regional Bowl Game projections that were released late Friday night.
Narbonne (Harbor City) 25, Crenshaw (Los Angeles) 0In the Los Angeles City Section Division I title game at East Los Angeles College, the Gauchos (14-0) rode the legs of
Johnell Jackson and a rugged defense to win going away.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Jackson rushed 26 times for 159 yards and had a 57-yard touchdown early in the third quarter. By that time Narbonne, No. 10 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 national rankings, led 17-0. Interceptions by
Robert Wood and
Keishawn Bierria helped Narbonne put it away.
The Gauchos will almost assuredly be picked as an Open Division Regional Bowl Game selection.
Long Beach Poly 35, Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 17Click here to see our game story and photos from the game.
Oceanside 32, Poway 10In the San Diego Section Division II title game at Escondido High,
William Gulley scored four touchdowns and
Israel Paopao completed 13 of 21 passes for 260 as Oceanside (12-1) won its 12th section crown since 1995.
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Gulley scored on runs of 1, 2 and 10 yards and also took a swing pass from Paopao and scored from 14 yards out. He also had nine tackles on defense and added a sack.
Poway (10-3) got an 80-yard touchdown run by
Brandon Lucas late in the first half but that was its only touchdown.
Madison (San Diego) 35, St. Augustine (San Diego) 21In the SDS Division IV title game at Escondido High,
Pierre Cormier rushed 18 times for 157 yards and passed for another score as Madison improved to 12-1 and all but secured a berth in the new Southern California Regional Bowl Games.
According to the San Diego Union Tribune, the Arizona commit scored on runs of 3, 7 and 4 yards and added a 3-yard touchdown pass to
Jamie Gomez.
Another Arizona recruit,
Lee Walker hauled in an 87-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback
Kareem Coles for the winners.
Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) 35, Garden Grove 10
Corona Del Mar's spectacular postseason may get it a Regional Bowl Game berth, but it's not a certainty.
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The Sea Kings kept up the theme of defensive domination and claimed a second-straight Southern Section Southern Division title.
After posting three straight shutouts in the postseason, Corona Del Mar (12-2) finally yielded some points, but this one was all Sea Kings. They jumped out 14-0 after
Alex Moore returned an interception and then
Cayman Carter scored from 1 yard out.
The 23-3 halftime lead grew to 25-3 entering the fourth, showing how dominant Corona Del Mar was in this bracket.
According to the Orange County Register, Carter rushed for 68 yards and two scores, as well as passing for 203 yards. Chris Johnstone caught four passes for 103 yards.
Grif Amies' 43-yard field goal in the fourth quarter tied the state record for kicks in a season with 22, according to the story.
