The top two teams in the nation meet for the third-straight year in the postseason, with a Pac-5 title up for grabs this year.
Video: Top 10 Games of the Week(1) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) vs. (2) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Saturday, 8 p.m. Pacific timeWhy it's big: It's No. 1 St. John Bosco taking on No. 2 Centennial for the championship of arguably the best top-to-bottom postseason bracket in the nation.
Need we say more?
The winner of Saturday night's showdown will likely advance directly to the Open Division state championship bowl game to be played Dec. 19. It would be the third appearance in four years for Centennial and second in three seasons for St. John Bosco. The Braves won it all in 2013; Centennial was runner-up in 2012 and 2014.
Centennial beat St. John Bosco, 48-41, in last season's Pac-5 final. St. John Bosco beat Centennial, 70-49, in the 2013 Open Division Regional, which no longer exists.
Top-ranked St. John Bosco (13-0) qualified for Saturday's game with a remarkably easy 63-10 win over a Bishop Amat (La Puente) team that was nationally ranked in the preseason. The Braves have outscored opponents by an average of 48 points per game.
Centennial's semifinal game turned out to be a tougher challenge. The Huskies (13-0) nearly coughed up a 26-point third-quarter lead but held on to beat Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 42-36.
Names to watch: St. John Bosco senior
Quentin Davis has thrown for over 300 yards the last two games, upping his season total to 3,547 yards with 39 touchdowns and only two interceptions. Senior running back
Sean McGrew – a Washington commit – went over 5,500 rushing yards for his career with a 102-yard effort last week against Bishop Amat.
Arizona-bound senior running back
J.J. Taylor ran for a season-high 219 yards to help Centennial grind out its win over Mater Dei. He's one of seven Centennial players who have accounted for over 500 total yards individually this season.
