Look: Full highlights of St. John Bosco's heart-stopping 43-42 win over Corona Centennial
There was a fireworks display immediately following St. John Bosco's wild 43-42 Southern Section Division I semifinal win Friday over Corona Centennial.
Frankly, it barely did justice to the the play and back-and-forth action on the field.
Caleb Sanchez' sixth touchdown pass of the game, a 4-yarder to Tommy Mahler gave Bosco (11-1) a 43-36 lead with 3:30 remaining. But Centennial, as it did all night, drove right down the field behind Cornell Hatcher Jr. (46 carries, 212 yards, five touchdowns).
His fifth TD came on a 1-yard plunge with eight seconds left, to cut the lead to 43-42. The Huskies (9-3) went for the win, but quarterback Husan Longstreet (326 total yards) faked a handoff to Hatcher, slipped slightly and was swarmed over and sacked to apparently give Bosco the win.
Not so fast.
Aided by a 15-yard penalty on Bosco for over-celebration, Centennial moved up 15 yards on the kickoff and recovered a perfectly executed onside kick. Longstreet had a pass deflected on first down and on second down from Bosco's 41, he was sacked again, setting off a wild celebration and then the fireworks.
There was some question whether Longstreet actually went down, which will no doubt add another chapter to this dramatic semifinal win.
See all the highlights above from Myckena Guerrero.
