St. John Bosco beats El Paso Eastwood: Live score, updates of high school football showdown (8/30/2024)

Follow live as California power plays host to East Texas opponent

Eastwood head football coach Julio Lopez talks to his player Jude Walker at practice on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. / GABY VELASQUEZ/ EL PASO TIMES / USA TODAY NETWORK

El Paso Eastwood (Texas) and national high school football power St. John Bosco (California) are set to square off in a Texas vs. California showdown.

The matchup is Eastwood's 2024 Texas high school football season debut.

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For St. John Bosco, the nation's No. 3 team, the game offers a follow-up to its Week 1 win over national No. 8 Chaminade-Madonna.

St. John Bosco hung 35 points on Eastwood in the first quarter and took a 48-7 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Kickoff was set for 7 p.m. Pacific time (9 p.m. Central time). The game is being streamed live on the NFHS Network (subscription required).

Follow live as SBLive provides score and game updates from kickoff to the final horn.

FINAL: ST. JOHN BOSCO 71, EASTWOOD 14

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FIRST HALF

-- SJB safety Isala Wily-Ava picks off Eastwood on its own 20-yard-line, which sets up Koa Malau'ulu's 10-yard pass to Carson Clark over the middle in the endzone for TD, Clark's second of the game. (St. John Bosco, 48-7 | 0:45, 2Q)

-- Koa Malau'ulu hits Daniel Odom for an 18-yard touchown reception and the Bosco lead grows yet again. (St. John Bosco, 42-7 | 11:00, 2Q)

-- Eastwood's on the board. Joseph Cox finds Jude Walker for a 15-yard TD passing connection. (St. John Bosco, 35-7 | 2:00, 1Q)

-- Matai Fuiava has three touchdown passes in the first half. The first, a 78-yard TD completion to Madden Williams for the game's first score, a 41-yard hook-up with Christian Davis for its second and a 68-yard haul to Carson Clark to extend the Bosco lead to 34-0 late in the first quarter. (St. John Bosco, 34-0 | 3:00, 1Q)

PREGAME READING

-- How, and maybe why, is an El Paso, Texas team starting its season at a Southern California national powerhouse? SBLive senior reporter Tarek Fattal has the story here.

-- Dive into Monday's SBLive/SI national rankings update, where St. John Bosco checks in at No. 3.

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2024 Texas high school football preview

Stay with SBLive's preseason coverage in the lead up to the 2024 Texas high school football season and the start of games on Thursday.

• Who are the 25 best teams in Texas, regardless of classification or association? Here are the SBLive Preseason Texas Power 25 rankings, as well as the 20 winningest active coaches.

• Who are the 100 most important high school football players in Texas? We scoured the state and counted down from 100 to 1: Part 1 (100-51) |Part 2 (50-1)

• We're taking a position-by-position look at the top players returning in the Lone Star State this fall, starting with 50 quarterbacks, 70 running backs, 40 wide receivers, 25 tight ends, 25 offensive linemen, 30 cornerbacks, 25 safeties, 45 linebackers and 25 kickers/punters.

• Finally, we examined offseason player movement and the 12 transfers that will have the biggest impact in the fall.

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-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx