Top-ranked Braves use six touchdown passes from DJ Ulagalelei to defeat No. 19 Oaks Christian; Elias Ricks has three pick sixes, leading Mater Dei past No. 7 Centennial.
Video: Elias Ricks delivers three pick sixes in one halfMater Dei junior and 5-star recruit sparks resounding win.
The decisive manner in which they won over nationally-ranked teams on Friday is.
DJ Uiagalelei, the nation's top-ranked junior quarterback, threw for six touchdowns and senior running back
George Holani scored three touchdowns, leading St. John Bosco to a 56-10 semifinal win over No. 19 Oaks Christian at Simi Valley High School.
D.J. Ulagalelei, St. John Bosco
File photo by Ming Chung Lin
Uiagalelei, a 6-foot-5, 245-pounder, threw two touchdowns each to
Jake Bailey (12 and 42 yards) and
Kristopher Hutson (46 and 44 yards), a 71-yarder to
Dillon Kendle and a 15-yarder to Holani as the Braves improved to 13-0.
Bosco now faces the defending national champion Monarchs (11-2), who got three first-half pick sixes from the nation's top-rated junior cornerback
Elias Ricks to race to a 35-0 halftime lead en route to a 42-14 win over No. 7 Centennial (Corona).
Ricks scored the first three touchdowns on returns of 11, 32 and 46 yards. More remarkably,
Joshua Hunter made it 28-0 on yet another pick six, this one of 40 yards. This one was essentially over.
Quarterback
Bryce Young added a 3-yard TD run and touchdown passes of 45 and 25 yards to
Bru McCoy.
The wins sets up a rematch of last year's title game, a 49-24 Mater Dei win. The teams played earlier this season with Bosco recording a 41-18 victory. In that game, Uiagalelei threw five touchdown passes, four in the first half when Bosco took complete control. It snapped a 22-game win streak on the field for Mater Dei.
Elias Ricks, Mater Dei
File photo by Jann Hendry
