Grant (Sacramento, Calif.) at Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.)
Beau Bisharat, Jesuit
Photo by David Steutel
What to watch: The final two unbeaten teams in Delta League competition battle on the final night of the regular season. A win means not only a conference crown for Grant (9-0) but also its first undefeated regular season since it accomplished that feat three straight years from 2008-10. The Pacers are fresh off the largest win of the season, a 66-6 annihilation of Davis. Junior running back
Deshawn Collins had his seventh-straight game with over 100 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns. Jesuit (8-1) has eight wins in a row since being dominated, 63-0, by No. 2 De La Salle (Concord) on opening weekend. Junior running back
Beau Bisharat has eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in seven of the Marauders' last eight games.
Follow live scoring of this game on QwixcoreJust the facts: Grant is the only Northern California team other than De La Salle to win the CIF State Bowl Game Open Division championship since the format began in 2008. … This will be the first meeting in more than a decade between these teams, who were not in the same conference before this season.
Mitch Stephens: Grant 42, Jesuit 28
Kevin Askeland: Grant 45, Jesuit 36
Jamie DeMoney: Grant 35, Jesuit 20
Stephen Spiewak: Jesuit 35, Grant 34
Leland Gordon: Grant 38, Jesuit 28
Colin Ward-Henninger: Grant 28, Jesuit 20
Jamie DeMoney has covered high school sports and recruiting for the past 20 seasons. He is a Regional Content Manager and Product Specialist for XOS Digital and compiles the National Prep Poll (PrepNation) for World Features Syndicate.