St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) vs. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Sean McGrew, St. John Bosco
Photo by Terry Jack
A single 16-team playoff bracket that featured seven of the Top 10 teams in MaxPreps' California state computer rankings has boiled down to two nationally ranked powers playing Saturday night for the Pac 5 Division title at Angel Stadium. No. 5 St. John Bosco is trying to extend a 25-game winning streak against California opponents and win its second-consecutive Pac 5 crown. The Braves (12-1) have lost only to national No. 1 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) this season. Last week, junior running back
Sean McGrew ran for 149 yards in a 33-21 semifinal win over Long Beach Poly. McGrew also rushed for his 25th touchdown of the season, setting a school record,
according to the Long Beach Gazette. Meanwhile, No. 22 Centennial (11-2) -- which also lost to Bishop Gorman earlier this season -- stayed alive with dramatic 38-37 win over Bishop Amat (La Puente) that was settled by a failed 2-point conversion attempt by Bishop Amat. Centennial was led by its two-headed quarterback tandem – senior
Nate Ketteringham and junior
Anthony Catalano – each of whom had two touchdown passes and combined to throw for over 300 yards.
Follow live scoring of this game on Qwixcore Just the facts: This is a rematch of St. John Bosco's 70-49 victory against Centennial in last year's Southern California Open Division championship. It's the only other meeting between these programs in at least the last decade … This will be the seventh time in the last eight seasons that Centennial is playing in a CIF-SS section championship game but the first in the Pac 5 Division.
Mitch Stephens: St. John Bosco 70, Centennial 49
Kevin Askeland: St. John Bosco 53, Centennial 50
Jamie DeMoney: St. John Bosco 41, Centennial 35
Stephen Spiewak: St. John Bosco 54, Centennial 48
Leland Gordon: St. John Bosco 42, Centennial 34
Colin Ward-Henninger: St. John Bosco 55, Centennial 44
