Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.) at Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Coltin Gerhart will lead Vista Murrieta into the Inland Division final against Centennial, a contest that should feature loads of points.
Photo by Michael Jaynes
Centennial with its record-setting offense as it looks to repeat as CIF-SS Inland Division champion. The Huskies (11-2) had a
national-record 943 yards – including 708 on the ground – in an 86-56 win over Upland in last week's semifinals. California commit
Tre Watson ran for 519 yards and six touchdowns. Vista Murrieta (12-1) hammered Norco, 56-19, on the other side of the bracket. Broncos senior quarterback
Coltin Gerhart burned his former team with 242 passing yards and a season-high four touchdowns.
Just the facts: Friday will be the third-consecutive time these teams have met for the Inland Division title. Centennial won last year's meeting (30-28) and Vista Murrieta was victorious in 2011 (35-28). … Centennial is eying its eighth CIF section crown since 2000. Vista Murrieta could win its third title since 2002.
Mitch Stephens: Centennial 42, Vista Murrieta 28
Kevin Askeland: Centennial 44, Vista Murrieta 42
Jamie DeMoney: Centennial 52, Vista Murrieta 42
Stephen Spiewak: Centennial 45, Vista Murrieta 30
Leland Gordon: Vista Murrieta 56, Centennial 52
Colin Ward-Henninger: Centennial 35, Vista Murrieta 34
Jamie DeMoney is in his 20th season covering high school sports and recruiting. He is a Regional Content Manager and Product Specialist for XOS Digital and compiles the National Prep Poll for World Features Syndicate.
