St. John Bosco returns home on Friday night when the No. 2-ranked team in the country hosts unbeaten Pittsburg.
St. John Bosco (4-0) returns home on Friday night when the No. 2-ranked team in the USA Today Sports Super 25 hosts unbeaten Pittsburg (3-0) at Panish Family Stadium in Bellflower, California. Each team has two players listed among ESPN’s top 100 recruits in California for the Class of 2025 and the Pirates come in off their first real test of the season last week. The Braves of St. John Bosco reached the championship game of last year’s CIF Division 1 playoffs before losing to Santa Ana Mater Dei, currently ranked No. 1 in the nation. Pittsburgh lost to Folsom in the regional finals for the Division 1-A tournament.
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Game Date: Sept. 20, 2024
Game Time: 10 p.m. ET
TV: Bally Sports SoCal
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The Braves handled host Junipero Serra 56-16 in San Mateo on Saturday. Six different players found the end zone in the rout, with freshman receiver Darren Tubbs catching a pair of 31-yard touchdown passes. Quarterback Matai Fuiava was 11-of-15 for 204 yards and three scores while Maliq Allen ran for 90 yards and a touchdown on just four carries.
The Pirates roared out to a 28-7 lead on Sept. 13 against San Francisco’s Archbishop Riordan before the Crusaders stormed back to make it a one-possession game late in the fourth quarter. Pittsburg’s Elijah Bow put the game away with a 20-yard touchdown run, his second TD of the game, with around two minutes remaining. James Searcy ran for 164 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries. Marley Alcantata finished 10-of-13 for 139 yards and a 31-yard touchdown to Kenneth Ward.
St. John Bosco defensive end Epi Sitanilei is a UCLA commit ranked 30th in ESPN’s list of California seniors while undeclared cornerback Jacob Holmes is 89th. Holmes has seven FCS offers. Pirates safety Jadyn Hudson, ranked 28th, and defensive end Jewelous Walls, checking in at No. 56, are also headed to UCLA.
