St. John Bosco does just enough to beat Orange Lutheran in CIF playoffs: Live updates recap

Bosco earns a rematch with Mater Dei in the Division 1 final after its second close win over OLu in 2024

St. John Bosco earned a rematch with Mater Dei after beating Orange Lutheran on Friday. / Photo: Heston Quan

Round 1 between St. John Bosco and Orange Lutheran was a regular-season classic.

Now the two Trinity League rivals will go at it again in the Division 1 semifinals of the California high school football playoffs on Friday night.

Freshman St. John Bosco QB Koa Malau'ulu came off the bench to throw four second-half touchdowns in a comeback win for the Braves last month.

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Orange Lutheran boasts the dynamic duo of QB T.J. Lateef (Nebraska commit) to tight end A.J. la (Arizona commit) and will need a big game from them to advance.

Keep up with the St. John Bosco vs. Orange Lutheran game with our live updates below. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT Friday, November 22. 

You can also watch this game live on the NFHS Network.

St. John Bosco vs. Orange Lutheran Live Updates

1ST QUARTER

We're underway! Orange Lutheran kicks it into the end zone for a touchback, so Bosco starts with the ball on its own 20.

Bosco is in the red zone after a big throw from Koa Malau'ulu to Carson Clark.

TOUCHDOWN BOSCO! Maliq Allen finds the edge and sprints into the end zone for a 6-yard TD run. 7-0 Bosco with 10:35 left.

TOUCHDOWN OLU! Steve Chavez runs it in from 2 yards out on a crazy drive that included a 39-yard catch-and-run by Kamryn Shingleton and a TJ Lateef interception nullified by a personal foul penalty. It's 7-7 with 6:31 left.

Big play by Daniel Odom and boom, Bosco is already in Orange Lutheran territory again. 5:56 left.

TOUCHDOWN BOSCO! Koa Malau'ulu reads the blitz and goes right up the middle for a 39-yard touchdown run. It's 14-7 Bosco with 5:04 left.

END OF 1ST QUARTER: St. John Bosco 14, Orange Lutheran 7

2ND QUARTER

FIELD GOAL OLU! After a touchdown was nullified by a holding penalty earlier in the drive, Orange Lutheran settles for three on a 36-yard field goal. 14-10 Bosco, 11:56 left.

Brilliant trick play by St. John Bosco just misses. Koa Malau'ulu throws backward to Carson Clark, who heaves it downfield but just misses Madden Williams. First punt of the game follows, and Orange Lutheran takes over on its own 25, trailing 14-10 with 9:07 left.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! TJ Lateef's pass to Steve Chavez on fourth and 12 falls incomplete. Bosco takes over on its own 36 with 3:27 left, leading 14-10.

Orange Lutheran's Jireh Moe makes a great tackle on Koa Malau'ulu with two seconds left to force fourth down. Field goal upcoming.

FIELD GOAL BOSCO! CJ Wallace drills a 29-yard field goal after a running-into-the-kicker penalty nullified a blocked 34-yard try on the previous play. And that's the half.

HALFTIME: St. John Bosco 17, Orange Lutheran 10

3RD QUARTER

Orange Lutheran starts with the ball on its own 20 after yet another touchback. These kickers can kick.

Methodical 10-play drive by Orange Lutheran ends with a sack on third and 6, so the Lancers have to punt from their own 40. Bosco takes over on its own 11, leading 17-10 with 6:09 left.

INTERCEPTION! Izley Manutai makes a leaping pick, and Orange Lutheran is back in business on the Bosco 45, 4:44 left.

INTERCEPTION! Joshua Holland picks it off right back and it's Bosco ball on its own 32.

END OF 3RD QUARTER: St. John Bosco 17, Orange Lutheran 10

4TH QUARTER

Quarter starts with a false start penalty on Bosco, bringing up a third and 12.

FIELD GOAL BOSCO! Wallace nails a 41-yard field goal that just gets over the crossbar to make it a two-score game. It's 20-10 Braves with 11:50 left.

Quick three-and-out for Orange Lutheran and it's Bosco ball on its own 35 with 10:28 left. Noah Perez had to be carried off the field by his Bosco teammates.

Another punt and it's Orange Lutheran ball at its own 17, 8:37 left.

TOUCHDOWN OLU! Aaron Ia makes a 3-yard touchdown catch and it's 20-17 Bosco with 4:10 left. A 15-yard penalty against Orange Lutheran will be assessed on the kickoff.

Maliq Allen runs for a first down and Orange Lutheran probably needs a stop here or the game is over, just over two minutes left.

Third and 3 for Bosco with 1:40 left, and Orange Lutheran called its last timeout. A first down here and the game is over.

Koa Malau'ulu salvages a broken play and runs for the first down, so St. John Bosco will earn a rematch with Mater Dei.

FINAL: St. John Bosco 20, Orange Lutheran 17

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