Charles Greer ran for 132 yards and a TD in 23 carries for DLS. Serra finished with 316 yards in 55 plays. Serra held DLS to 235 yards in 50 plays. De La Salle has lost consecutive home games - Folsom to end 2021, Serra on Friday - for the first time since a four-game skid in 1978, the year before legendary coach Bob Ladouceur took over the program, according to DLS analyst/historian Damin Esper. Serra’s Maealiuaki Smith completed 20 of 30 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Darren Sabedra Serra-DLS: By the numbers The chances are pretty good that it will be. 27, the day the state matchups are announced. We’ll see if that’ll still be the case on Nov. Both games were intense, tight and went down to the wire. There isn’t a whole lot that separates Serra from De La Salle and Folsom. To that end, the coaches at NorCal’s highest level should be commended for having their teams play one another even though they all knew the outcomes would determine which team is the best and which team would probably be selected to play Mater Dei or Bosco at the end of the season. The format is out of the coaches’ control. The Sac-Joaquin Section powerhouse has won two state titles in that division since Bosco and Mater Dei started dominating the Open six years ago. That division hasn’t been so bad for the North, as Folsom can attest. The CIF picks the teams.Īnd it’s possible that De La Salle or Folsom, assuming they also claim section titles, will emerge from a regional as a state finalist in the division right below the Open. If Serra wins the Central Coast Section Division I title to qualify for state, it’s pretty much a lock that the Padres will be chosen to play in the state’s top division. The trend isn’t expected to reverse this season or probably anytime soon.Īt the state’s highest level, even teams as strong as Serra and De La Salle have little chance against programs whose rosters are filled with major-college talent year after year.īut because the California Interscholastic Federation format requires NorCal’s top team to play SoCal’s top team in the highest division, Serra’s chance to capture a state championship this season probably diminished while De La Salle’s and Folsom’s improved after the results the past two weeks.
John Bosco-Bellflower went from elite to outrageously elite after the 2015 season, Northern California has lost by double digits to one of those schools in the past five Open games. Since Southern California heavyweights Mater Dei-Santa Ana and St.
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