From Adoree Jackson's flip to the end zone, to Pierre Cormier's 79-yard touchdown run to win it for Madison, the CIF State Bowl Championship games saw some amazing plays.
Serra was just one of the teams to give fans a spectacular video highlight over the weekend.
Photo by David Hood
Here are our picks for the Top 10 plays of the weekend, in video form, of course. And for another experience, view the latest California photo galleries, with hundreds of photos from each game.No. 10 - Tiapepe Vitale, De La SalleTiapepe Vitale rushed for three first-half touchdowns for
De La Salle (Concord). This run was for 46 of his 143 rushing yards in a
48-28 win over Centennial.
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No. 9 - Dylan Keeney, Granite BayDylan Keeney records his second interception of the game for
Granite Bay. He took this one all the way back for a touchdown in the third quarter to aid in a
21-20 victory over Long Beach Poly.
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No. 8 - Robert Webber/Chase Krivashei, CentennialRobert Webber connected with
Chase Krivashei on a 73-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to get
Centennial (Corona) back in the game against De La Salle. The Spartans
still ended up winning, 48-28.
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No. 7 - Eban Jackson/John Smith, Long Beach PolyEban Jackson dropped a perfect 28-yard pass to
John Smith who made a great catch for
Long Beach Poly that tied the game at 14 late in the third quarter.
Granite Bay pulled out the win, though, 21-20.
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No. 6 - Michael Hutchings, De La SalleMichael Hutchings busted out perhaps the biggest hit of the weekend, helping
De La Salle. It was called a penalty, though, as he was called for a blow to the head.
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No. 5 - Jared Goff/Colton Hanley, Marin CatholicJared Goff found
Colton Hanley on a deflected pass for
Marin Catholic (Kentfield). It gave Marin Catholic a 35-31 lead with 8 minutes left, but Madison pulled out the
38-35 victory.
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No. 4 - Pierre Cormier, MadisonPierre Cormier broke off a 79-yard touchdown run for
Madison (San Diego) after Marin Catholic had just captured the lead.
The Arizona-bound back had 296 yards rushing in the win.
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No. 3 - Gerard Wicks/Thomas Tucker/Eban Jackson, Long Beach PolyThe
Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits used this trick play to start the scoring.
Gerard Wicks tossed it to
Thomas Tucker who then gave it back to
Eban Jackson who then found Wicks down the sideline for the score.
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No. 2 - Kareem Coles/Lee Walker, MadisonKareem Coles somehow got this pass off to
Lee Walker, who bolted down the sideline for a 50-yard touchdown for
Madison.
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No. 1 - Adoree' Jackson, SerraThis is how you score with a little flare.
Adoree' Jackson of
Serra (Gardena) took a screen pass 27 yards before flipping into the end zone as part of Serra's
42-15 victory over Oakdale.
Senior writer Mitch Stephens and writer/editor Leland Gordon contributed to this article.
