St. John Bosco football runs through challenge from Los Alamitos to reach CIF-SS semifinals

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BELLFLOWER >> St. John Bosco utilized its explosive tally crippled and coagulated defence to decision Los Alamitos, 63-38, successful the CIF-SS Division 1 shot quarterfinals connected Friday night.

The Braves (10-1) scored 8 of their 9 touchdowns via the tally arsenic they were led by their dynamic duo successful the backfield of Rayshon Luke and Jabari Bates with assistance from Michael Hayes.

Luke led the mode with 235 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns connected conscionable 9 carries. Bates had 172 rushing yards portion scoring 2 touchdowns connected 16 carries. Hayes besides rushed for implicit 100 yards connected 10 carries with a touchdown.

  • Los Alamitos’ Deandre Moore dives for a 1st 4th touchdown successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • St. John Bosco’s backmost Katin Houser scores a touchdown arsenic he’s deed by Los Alamitos’ Deandre Moore successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • Los Alamitos’ Nygel Osborne bobbles the shot connected a tally but was capable to clasp onto it successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • Los Alamitos’ Nygel Osborne is stopped connected a tally by a radical of St. John Bosco defenders successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • Los Alamitos’ Ethan O’Connor intercepts the shot successful the extremity portion successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • Los Alamitos’ backmost Malachi Nelson is helped to his feet aft being sacked successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • St. John Bosco’s Rayshon Luke runs the shot 80 yards for a touchdown arsenic helium beats retired Los Alamitos’ Ethan O’Connor successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • Los Alamitos’ backmost Malachi Nelson throws the shot successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • St. John Bosco’s Rayshon Luke escapes a Los Alamitos tackle en way to a 43-yard touchdown successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • St. John Bosco’s backmost Pierce Clarkson drags Los Alamitos into the extremity portion arsenic helium scores successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • St. John Bosco’s Matayo Uiagalelei is stopped aft a drawback by Los Alamitos’ Kevin Longstreet successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • Los Alamitos’ Makai Lemon keeps St. John Bosco’s Marcelles Williams astatine bay successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • Los Alamitos’ Nygel Osborne runs the shot successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • Los Alamitos’ Malachi Nelson is sacked for a nonaccomplishment by St. John Bosco’s Ryan Tuaolo successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

  • St. John Bosco receiver Colin Chase leaves Los Alamitos defenders successful a heap arsenic helium turns the drawback into a 77-yard touchdown successful Bellflower connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)

Quarterbacks Katin Houser and Pierce Clarkson besides scored 2 rushing touchdowns arsenic the crushed crippled was potent each nighttime long.

Clarkson threw Bosco’s lone touchdown walk of the nighttime arsenic helium recovered receiver Colin Chase down tract for a 77-yard drawback successful the 3rd quarter.

St. John Bosco volition beryllium astatine location for its semifinal showdown with Servite connected Friday, Nov. 19. Mater Dei volition beryllium astatine Centennial successful the different Division 1 semifinal.

Los Alamitos led 7-0 successful this crippled arsenic moving backmost DeAndre Moore scored connected an 8-yard tally connected the archetypal thrust successful the archetypal quarter.

St. John Bosco rapidly woke up and answered backmost arsenic Luke, connected the Braves’ archetypal violative play of the game, broke escaped for a 68-yard touchdown run.

The Braves went connected to people 21 unanswered points successful the archetypal 4th and ne'er looked back, arsenic they consistently answered each situation the Griffins threw their way.

Los Alamitos was led by backmost Malachi Nelson, who completed 11 of his 24 walk attempts for 196 passing yards and 4 touchdowns. Receiver Makai Lemon had a large nighttime with 9 receptions for 180 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns including an awesome 79-yard drawback successful the 2nd quarter.

St. John Bosco near the doorway unfastened for the Los Alamitos with an extremity portion interception successful the 2nd 4th and galore penalties successful the 2nd half. However, the Griffins struggled to instrumentality advantage.

When Los Alamitos did people touchdowns, the Griffins often surrendered a people to the Braves connected the adjacent possession.

Griffins receiver Ethan O’Connor had a 25-yard touchdown successful the archetypal fractional and kicker Connor McLachlan converted a 31-yard tract extremity successful the 2nd quarter.

The rushing onslaught for St. John Bosco was simply excessively overmuch for Los Alamitos. Luke, Bates, and Hayes overwhelmed the Griffins defence with their speed, strength, and athleticism. The Braves’ large yardage plays and the speedy answers aft Los Alamitos’ touchdowns were the quality successful this game.

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