St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) vs. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
What to watch: Despite entering the game with two losses, Centennial has the firepower to pose a real challenge to No. 3 St. John Bosco. The Huskies (12-2) extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 26-12 win over Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) in last week's Inland Division championship game. Centennial averages almost 54 points per game, but showed it can play tough defense as well, by holding Vista Murrieta to 36 points less than its season average. St. John Bosco (14-0) captured its first Pac-5 Division crown with a 34-7 win against Mater Dei (Santa Ana) – the Braves' second victory this year over the once-nationally ranked Monarchs. Five-star junior quarterback
Josh Rosen had a season-high 113 rushing yards and threw two touchdown passes.
Just the facts: The winner Saturday will represent Southern California in the Open Division state championship. It will be either the fifth bowl-game appearance in seven years for Centennial, or the first berth for St. John Bosco. … Centennial has amassed a whopping 8,312 yards of total offense this season. According the National Federation of State High School Associations, the Huskies are very close to the national mark of 8,664 yards set by Stephenville (Texas) in 1998.
Mitch Stephens: St. John Bosco 48, Centennial 47
Kevin Askeland: St. John Bosco 54, Centennial 48
Jamie DeMoney: St. John Bosco 41, Centennial 38
Stephen Spiewak: St. John Bosco 49, Centennial 41
Leland Gordon: St. John Bosco 45, Centennial 41
Colin Ward-Henninger: St. John Bosco 42, Centennial 35
