Mater Dei outlasts St. John Bosco: CIF-Southern Section football championship Friday roundup

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California precocious schoolhouse shot play is down to its past 3 weekends – the ones wherever conception and authorities championships are decided.

On Friday, the CIF-Southern Section played fractional of its 14 part finals, and the different 7 are Saturday. Below is simply a look astatine the enactment and last results from Divisions 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, and 12, successful summation to Division I successful 8-man shot (which was played a week ago).

Division 1: Mater Dei 31, St. John Bosco 24

St. John Bosco, astir ever amended successful its 2nd yearly gathering with mater Dei, managed to enactment up a large combat this time. But unbeaten Mater Dei – the statement No. 1 squad successful the state since preseason – would not beryllium denied.

After crushing the Braves 59-14 successful Trinity League play, Mater Dei won 31-24 to repetition atop the CIF-SS and springiness caller caput manager Raul Lara a title successful his archetypal twelvemonth astatine the helm.

Oregon-committed RB Jordon Davison led the mode for Mater Dei with 197 yards and 3 touchdowns rushing.

Got a ballgame! 17-14, Darren Tubbs, freshman! pic.twitter.com/ynIwxb2nCT

— Dan Albano (@ocvarsityguy) November 30, 2024

Postgame w/ the manager of the champion squad successful the state … Raul Lara, the large stabilizer for @MDFootball 12-0, D1 champs and 1 triumph distant from the nationalist rubric pic.twitter.com/elIBsD3B6H

— Dan Albano (@ocvarsityguy) November 30, 2024

Division 3: Edison (Huntington Beach) 35, Simi Valley 21

Congrats to the Edison Chargers, the CIF Southern Section Division 3 shot champions. 🏈⚡️💚💛@EdisonSportsNet @EdisonChargers @EdisonChargerFB @AndrewTurnerTCN pic.twitter.com/liNuzYjhWU

— Matt Szabo (@mjszabo) November 30, 2024

Sam Thomson to Ayden DeGiacomo for a 35-yard TD. Edison 21, Simi Valley 7, 1:42 2Q. @samthomson09 @AydenDeGiacomo1 @EdisonChargerFB@mjszabo @TheDailyPilot @saintcamera pic.twitter.com/VLImhi3FC8

— Andrew Turner (@AndrewTurnerTCN) November 30, 2024

The headlines entering the CIF-SS D3 finals revolved astir the highly controversial suspension of 3-star Edison RB and Montana perpetrate Julius Gillick, who was ejected for a brace of unsportsmanlike behaviour penalties successful Edison's semifinal triumph implicit Vista Murrieta. The 2,000-yard rusher's mandatory one-game suspension was upheld erstwhile the officiating unit declined Edison's entreaty to overturn 1 oregon some of the penalties.

But the Chargers scored 35 points without him, ensuring that triumph oregon lose, his lack wouldn't singlehandedly specify the game. And their defence did its occupation against a unsafe Simi Valley discourtesy successful what proved to beryllium a comfy victory. Edison controlled the enactment of scrimmage connected some sides of the ball, and concisely led by 3 scores aboriginal successful the 4th quarter.

Sophomore QB Sam Thomson had his champion show yet with 224 yards and 3 touchdowns connected 10-16 completion (63%) positive a rushing touchdown. Jake Minter ran 18 yards for a touchdown retired of the wildcat and caught a TD too. Gillick is primed to instrumentality for determination vessel games/state semifinals.

Simi Valley's standout QB/RB tandem of Tagg Harrison and Brice Hawkins was effectual contempt the loss, with Hawkins scoring each 3 of the Pioneers' touchdowns. Harrison threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, and Hawkins ran for 2 touchdowns to spell with 4 catches for 85 yards and his different score. Most of their yardage came via pass.

Brice Hawkins makes the drawback for a 15-yard touchdown play. We've gotten to spot his athleticism connected show tonight.

Edison 35, Simi Valley 21. 1:38 4Q pic.twitter.com/lnk1OxiKb4

— Haley Sawyer (@haleymsawyer) November 30, 2024

Brice Hawkins tumbles into the extremity portion for a three-yard touchdown and Simi Valley is connected the board.

Simi Valley 7, Edison 7. 3:46 1Q pic.twitter.com/LnKLvPVGET

— Haley Sawyer (@haleymsawyer) November 30, 2024

Division 5: Palos Verdes 23, La Serna 7

Your 2024 @CIFSS Division 5 Champions! @SeaKingFootball pic.twitter.com/HG6ga1woHy

— Nick Ingram (@NickIngram310) November 30, 2024

This 1 goes retired to those who garbage to judge that "it's not however you start, but however you finish."

The Sea Kings much oregon little ran distant with this 1 aft going scoreless and hardly moving the shot connected discourtesy until the last 8 minutes of the game. Sophomore QB Ryan Rakowski ran for touchdowns with 6:21 near and 1:40 near successful the crippled to enactment La Serna away.

Of course, Palos Verdes' defence was locked successful from the start. Free information Camren Hughes was the subordinate of the crippled with 2 interceptions – including the 83-yard pick-six that got his squad connected the committee much than 4 minutes into the 4th quarter, astatine which constituent La Serna led 7-0.

Camryn Hughes to the house!! Pick6 makes it a 7-7 crippled with 723 near successful the 4th pic.twitter.com/qmvn5feYjB

— Nick Ingram (@NickIngram310) November 30, 2024

Division 7: Rio Hondo Prep 43, Warren 16

What champions look like. Rio hondo Prep. Back 2 Back pic.twitter.com/lyG2CmXl0Z

— Fred J. Robledo 👨🏻‍💻 (@SGVNSports) November 30, 2024

Call it newsworthy, but this is what Rio Hondo Prep does twelvemonth successful and twelvemonth out.

Rio Hondo Prep, with a pupil assemblage of 120, had small occupation with Warren, which has an enrollment upwards of 3,500, contempt failing to implicit a walk (it attempted conscionable one).

Noah Penunuri, who ran for 3 touchdowns and a conversion, is credited with 203 rushing yards connected MaxPreps and 228 successful an nonfiction by the SGV Tribune. Caeden Holcomb ran for 2 touchdowns arsenic good for the Kares. Nathaniel Curtis ran for a touchdown and forced a fumble.

This is Rio Hondo Prep's 2nd consecutive conception title, 5th arsenic an 11-man program, and 16th full (including 8-man). Again – they bash this twelvemonth successful and twelvemonth out.

Rio Hondo Prep manager Mark Carson talks astir their tally game, 16th title and ascendant 43-16 triumph implicit Warren for the Division 7 rubric pic.twitter.com/WSUqw0Gl8J

— Fred J. Robledo 👨🏻‍💻 (@SGVNSports) November 30, 2024

Division 8: St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 38, Serrano 19

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) November 30, 2024 — Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) November 30, 2024

Junior QB Jassi Williams had a immense nighttime arsenic the Warriors, who started the play 0-8 and 1-9, won their archetypal Southern Section title. Williams completed 25 of 37 passes (67.6%) for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns, and helium ran for a TD too. Kenny Peavy was his apical receiver with 2 touchdowns and 145 yards.

After entering the 4th fourth up 24-19, PMA finished the crippled connected a 14-0 run.

Edison scores a touchdown retired of the Wildcat formation. Jake Minter with the 18-yard run.

Edison 14, Simi Valley 7. 7:13 2Q pic.twitter.com/GCgjfyVLPA

— Haley Sawyer (@haleymsawyer) November 30, 2024

St. Pius QB Jassi Williams played connected a antithetic level contiguous going 25/37 for 444 passing yards, 4 TDs, a rushing TD, INT, fumble nonaccomplishment but was the wide subordinate of the crippled for @PMA_Football @pma_athletics @Getpaid_J @YUNG_GURU_ @SoCalVarsity @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/BbToiZjR73

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) November 30, 2024

St. Pius WR @kenny_peevy had 5 receptions for 145 receiving yards and 2 TDs for @PMA_Football and spoke astir his performance, what QB Jassi Williams did and their chemistry, and what @YUNG_GURU_ means to him personally @pma_athletics @SoCalVarsity @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/3984x5F7vq

— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) November 30, 2024

Division 11: Portola 31, El Rancho 14

TOUCHDOWN: Portola strikes connected a 27-yard touchdown propulsion from Nash Luper to Anthony Riccardi.

Portola leads implicit El Rancho 10-0 with 9:13 near successful 2Q. @SGVNSports pic.twitter.com/zgUCDs4hVD

— Gabriel Duarte (@GabrielNDuarte_) November 30, 2024

Only 8 years aft opening – and lone 2 months aft starting the play 0-5 – Portola has its archetypal CIF-SS shot championship. Nash Luper threw for 165 yards and 2 touchdowns portion Diego Reyna and Timothy Grettenberg led the mode connected the ground, each with assistance from a dominating Bulldogs violative line.

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Portola 3, El Rancho 0@OCSportsZone successful sum of the @CIFSS Division 11 rubric crippled betwixt @WeAreERFootball and @PortolaFootball.
Photos 📷©️@FernandoMDonado, For https://t.co/vo2SQoEqVZ.@TimBurtIrvine pic.twitter.com/HB1PAvVUGT

— Fernando M. Donado (@FernandoMDonado) November 30, 2024 — Gabriel Duarte (@GabrielNDuarte_) November 30, 2024

Division 12: Palmdale 45, Carter 43

CIF-SS Division 12 Champions, Palmdale Falcons pic.twitter.com/tfjHlQAfdL

— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) November 30, 2024

Junior QB Joshua Suarez steered Palmdale to its archetypal Southern Section shot rubric successful a back-and-forth matter that ended connected a missed 45-yard tract goal. A 30-yard pick-six from Paul Turner aboriginal successful the 4th fourth proved to beryllium the game-winner.

8-Man Division I: California School for the Deaf - Riverside 44, Flintridge Prep 42 (Nov. 22)

🏈 California School for the Deaf - Riverside captured its 3rd consecutive CIF-SS Championship with a melodramatic 44-42 triumph astatine Flintridge Prep for the 8-Man Division 1 title.
🚨 It’s the Big BOOST Play of the Week!@csdrathletics @Boost_Training pic.twitter.com/37Yfcfp0Cu

— The Inland_Sports Show (@Inland_Sports) November 24, 2024

The imagination season is implicit for CSDR, which finished 12-0 with a CIF-SS 8-Man Division I title. Ranked No. 1 successful California by MaxPreps, the Cubs made a 4th fourth comeback to triumph their closest crippled of the twelvemonth against different previously-undefeated heavyweight. It marks their 3rd consecutive Southern Section title.

After CSDR's erstwhile 11 opponents lone scored 74 points total, Flintridge Prep led 42-30 aft 3 quarters earlier the Cubs won the last framework 14-0.

Senior backmost Kaden Adams had arguably his champion precocious schoolhouse crippled show erstwhile it was needed the most. He completed 17 of 25 passes (68%) for 238 yards and 4 touchdowns, and added different touchdown and a season-high 130 yards connected the ground. Gio Visco ran for 2 touchdowns and 55 yards, and had 7 catches for 69 yards and different score. Darius Zarembka made 8 catches for 159 yards and 1 touchdown, and was a unit connected defence with 2 forced fumbles and a blocked tract goal. Isaiah Baxter-Davis added 3 catches for 53 yards and 2 TDs.

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