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Santa Margarita vs. St. John Bosco football: Live score updates (10/11/2024)

Get live scores updates as California high school football powerhouse St. John Bosco faces Santa Margarita in a CIF Southern Section battle

Sam Brown

St. John Bosco freshman QB Koa Malau’ulu during a 56-16 win at Serra on Sept. 14, 2024
St. John Bosco freshman QB Koa Malau’ulu during a 56-16 win at Serra on Sept. 14, 2024 / Photo: Dennis Lee

Nationally-ranked California high school football powerhouse St. John Bosco will put its undefeated record on the line Friday night when the Braves host Santa Margarita in a Trinity League matchup.

St. John Bosco (6-0) held onto the No. 2 spot in the latest SBLive/SI Top 25 national high school football rankings, but the Braves had a close call at home against Orange Lutheran last week.

The 3-3 Eagles are ranked No. 13 in this week's Top 25 Southern Section rankings, and they're coming into this game on the heels of back-to-back losses to Leuzinger and No. 1 Mater Dei.

LIVE CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES

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FIRST QUARTER

INTERCEPTION BOSCO! Jacob Holmes picks off Gazzaniga at the 50-yard line and returns it 22 yards to give the Braves great field position with about three minutes left in the first.

John Gazzaniga makes a huge play on third down, scrambling to avoid the sack before tossing a 22-yard pass to pick up the first down. 5:14 in Q1

Bosco is almost picked off on its first drive, but Santa Margarita can't come up with the interception. Eagles will have the ball on their own 1-yard line after an excellent punt by Brandon Nash that has the Eagles in danger of a safety.

KICKOFF! We are underway as Santa Margarita kicks off and St. John Bosco has the ball on its own 33-yard line after a decent return.

PREGAME

St. John Bosco turned to an unlikely hero in last week's 28-24 thriller against Orange Lutheran.

With junior Matai Fuiava out, backup Koa Malau’ulu got the start. The freshman struggled in the first half taking a 10-0 deficit into the locker room, but he caught fire in the second half, throwing four touchdown passes, capped off by a 22-yard game-winning strike to Carson Clark with less than a minute left in the game.

Fuiava was nursing injuries, and it is unclear whether he will be good to go Friday night or if the Braves will hand Malau’ulu the reigns again.

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SAM BROWN

Sam Brown covers high school sports as well as NCAA football and basketball. Sam began his professional career as a high school sports reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville where he covered boys and girls prep sports full-time and helped cover Vanderbilt football, Tennessee Titans football and Nashville Predators hockey. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a double major in journalism and communication studies and currently lives in Seattle with his girlfriend and dog.