Football Recap: St. John Bosco Braves vs. Junipero Serra Padres
On Saturday, St. John Bosco faced Junipero Serra in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. John Bosco Braves claimed a resounding 56-16 win over the Junipero Serra Padres on the road. The Braves' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Matai Fuiava continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 204 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Maliq Allen, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown.
St. John Bosco's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cole Clifton and Brandon Nash. Clifton also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. St. John Bosco got some further help from Dutch Horisk: he picked up a sack, made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
St. John Bosco pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Junipero Serra, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
St. John Bosco will host Pittsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in St. John Bosco's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Junipero Serra, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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