St. John Bosco survives against Santa Margarita: 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

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.

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FINAL: ST. JOHN BOSCO 14, SANTA MARGARITA 0

FOURTH QUARTER

Santa Margarita turns the ball over on downs and it looks like that will seal the deal as Bosco leads 14-0 with under two minutes to go.

TOUCHDOWN BOSCO! Malau’ulu breaks off a 28-yard run for the first offensive touchdown of the night and the Braves lead 14-0 with 2:37 remaining.

The Braves force a quick three-and-out and they have the ball back with just under five minutes to go.

TOUCHDOWN BOSCO! The scoreless streak comes to an end as Hunter-Aidan Cox blocks a punt and recovers it in the end zone to register the first score of night. Bosco leads 7-0 with 5:45 left in the fourth.

THIRD QUARTER

End of Q3: St. John Bosco 0, Santa Margarita 0.

The theme of the night is defense, defense, defense. The third quarter has come to a close and we are still scoreless.

Malau’ulu is sacked and he fumbles the ball, but one of his linemen is there to jump on it. It's 4th and 10 and Bosco will punt. Still 0-0 with 3:40 left in the third.

The drive started hot but ended with a loss of five yards leading to a punt. Bosco has the ball on their own 11. Just over 10 minutes on the third quarter clock.

Santa Margarita comes out of the locker room with a bang, running a flea flicker on the first play that leads to a 33-yard reception. The Eagles have the ball on the 50.

SECOND QUARTER

End of Q2: St. John Bosco 0, Santa Margarita 0.

INTERCEPTION SANTA MARGARITA! The second quarter has been defined by turnovers and punts. The Eagles punt to Bosco and then the Braves throw another interception. Unless something big happens in the next few seconds, this game will be scoreless at halftime.

BOSCO FUMBLE! Carson Clark tries to punch it in from the one-yard line but he fumbles again and Santa Margarita comes up with a huge stop to keep the Braves off the scoreboard.

Malau’ulu tosses it up and Daniel Odom makes a great leaping grab over Luke Anderson to give the Braves the ball on the 15-yard line.

OF NOTE: Freshman Koa Malau’ulu is now in at quarterback for the Braves. He had four second-half touchdowns to lead SJB to a comeback win against Orange Lutheran last week.

Gazzaniga kicks a 44-yard punt out of his own end zone and the Braves have the ball on their own 41.

Santa Margarita has the ball to begin the second.

FIRST QUARTER

End of Q1: St. John Bosco 0, Santa Margarita 0.

First quarter comes to a close and we are scoreless.

BOSCO FUMBLE! St. John Bosco was putting together a good drive, but Carson Clark coughs up the ball and Santa Margarita recovers it on their own 17-yard line.

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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