An uninspiring performance gave away to a moment of inspiration.
And, suddenly, the St. Bonaventure High football team is playing for a state championship again.
Max Peters found Kayin Booker on a 4-yard touchdown double pass on the game’s final play from scrimmage and George Mann won the game with the point after touchdown as the Seraphs came from behind to stun San Diego-St. Augustine, 21-20, in the CIF-State Division 1-A regional final Saturday night at San Diego Mesa College.
“St. Bonaventure football is inspired football,” Goyeneche said. “It’s passionate football. That’s one of the keys we’ve talked about each game, playing with more passion.”
Koen Glover ran for a touchdown, caught a TD pass and had a key fourth-down sack as St. Bonaventure climbed out of a 20-7 deficit with less than five minutes to play to miraculously earn a berth in its third state championship bowl.
St. Bonaventure (12-3) will play Folsom (12-2) in the Division 1-A state championship bowl this Saturday afternoon at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. Kickoff is 3:30 p.m.
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The Seraphs won Division III state championships in 2007 and 2008.
Leading 20-14 in the final seconds, St. Augustine (10-5) opted to punt from its own goal line, rather than take a safety.
A short kick gave the Seraphs the ball on the St. Augustine 30 with just 8.4 seconds to play.
St. Bonaventure quarterback Anthony Wolter hit Drew Cofield to move the ball to the 4-yard line and clocked the ball with 2.1 seconds left.
Without the benefit of a timeout, Goyeneche trusted his offense to understand what he wanted to do.
“It was a longer play call,” Goyeneche said. “Anthony was a little bit confused. But once they realized who else was in the game, they figured it…
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Author : VC Star | Ventura County Star
Publish date : 2023-12-03 21:08:17
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