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SACRAMENTO — A basketball season that a couple of weeks ago some St. John Bosco faithful might have considered a failure turned into a celebration Friday night after the Braves won the state Division I championship at Golden 1 Center. “The fact we get to hang a banner, our legacy will be forever,” said senior guard Jack Turner, who scored 20 points and made seven of 10 shots, including four of six from three-point range, in a 78-62 victory over San Ramon Valley, delivering St. John Bosco its first state title since 2014.…

Calling all psychologists. Perhaps there’s an easy explanation for how a team that loses the first meeting always seems to win the second in the annual high school football showdowns between Mater Dei and St. John Bosco.A month after looking confused and uninspired while being shut out in a Trinity League loss, Mater Dei came to the Coliseum on Friday night and got sweet revenge, returning two interceptions for touchdowns to win the Southern Section Division 1 championship, 35-7 over St. John Bosco before 11,622.“I don’t…

A football playoff game for the ages Friday night between two of Southern California’s titan programs, St. John Bosco and Corona Centennial, came down to one final play with eight seconds left.The Huskies trailed 43-42 after a one-yard touchdown run by Cornell Hatcher Jr. and went for the win by trying a two-point conversion. St. John Bosco coach Jason Negro called a timeout and sent a clear message to his players.“We brought the kitchen sink,” he said.Quarterback Husan Longstreet faked a handoff to Hatcher, briefly…

The crowd of 15,955 who made it to the Rose Bowl on Friday night, some enduring an epic traffic jam trying to find a parking spot, were treated to exactly what they expected: A hard-hitting, everything-goes Southern Section Division 1 championship football game between No. 1 Santa Ana Mater Dei and No. 2 Bellflower St. John Bosco.It was a thriller decided by a single play. Clinging to a 24-22 lead with 3:08 left, St. John Bosco needed to stop Mater Dei from converting a two-point conversion after Jordon Davison scored on…

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s championship weekend in high school football, with 14 in the Southern Section and four in the City Section.The rematch Mater Dei quarterback Elijah Brown is 29-0 in high school.(Jerome Miron/Jerome Miron) Since the football season began, it has been almost a certainty that St. John Bosco would face Mater Dei for the Southern Section Division 1 championship. As the semifinals proved last week, those two teams have separated…

It’s two hours before No. 1 takes on No. 2 in high school football. Two tickets were re-sold for $254.99 to enter Santa Ana Stadium on Friday night, and there’s an eerie quietness as players from top-ranked Santa Ana Mater Dei and Bellflower St. John Bosco listen to music on headphones, put on uniforms and start to dial in.You sense the pressure, recognize the respect and feel the anticipation not only on the field but in the bleachers.“It’s focus,” St. John Bosco defensive coordinator Chris King said.Soon USC coach…