BELLFLOWER, California, Nov. 14 — Orange Lutheran now leads, 20-13.
PREVIEW
St. John Bosco enters California’s postseason in the thick of the national title race, but this time, the Braves aren’t in the driver’s seat.
Either Mater Dei or St. John Bosco has won at least a share of every high school national championship over the past eight years, and the top-ranked team heading into California’s postseason usually just needs to win out to claim both a state title and a national title. Heck, even the runner-up heading into the postseason has been known to go on a run to the national championship, and the Braves won both of their titles in that fashion after losing to Mater Dei in the regular season.
This time, St. John Bosco needs help. They have to take care of their business, of course, but even if they win out, they likely need the frontrunners in Georgia to lose, including No. 2/SN No. 25 Grayson and No. 5/SN No. 6 Buford.
They shouldn’t have any problems with Orange Lutheran in the opening round after throttling the Lancers, 48-0 in the regular season.
WATCH: Orange Lutheran at No. 3/SN No. 3 St. John Bosco
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|| FOURTH QUARTER ||
Orange Lutheran forces a punt with under four minutes to play. It’s a great punt that rolls inside Lutheran’s 5 yard line, but Bosco only has one timeout left.
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This game gets more shocking by the moment. Bosco throws a pick six, and Orange Lutheran now leads by seven after the PAT was blocked. They’ve both missed an extra point in this game so we’re even in that category.
4TH QTR — Orange Lutheran 20, St. John Bosco 13
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And Orange Lutheran now leads in a game that is turning into a stunner.
4TH QTR — Orange Lutheran 14, St. John Bosco 13
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|| THIRD QUARTER ||
And three quarters are in the books.
END OF 3RD QTR — St. John Bosco 13, Orange Lutheran 7
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St. John Bosco scores to regain the lead, but they shanked the PAT.
3RD QTR — St. John Bosco 13, Orange Lutheran 7
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And the third quarter is under way.
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|| SECOND QUARTER ||
A steady rain falling at halftime in Bellflower. If you’re Orange Lutheran, you probably want this. Anything to slow Bosco’s big guns down.
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And we head to the half all tied up.
HALFTIME — Orange Lutheran 7, St. John Bosco 7
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Orange Lutheran scores with 35 seconds to play in the first half, and we’ve got a bit of a surprise in Bellflower.
2ND QTR — Orange Lutheran 7, St. John Bosco 7
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END OF 1ST QTR — St. John Bosco 7, Orange Lutheran 0
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Bosco finally drives it in for the game’s opening score. It’s 7-0, St. John Bosco.
1ST QTR — St. John Bosco 7, Orange Lutheran 0
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They’re under way in Bellflower!
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Coming soon!
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