On a cold, rainy night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Ca the Granite Bay Grizzlies defeated the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits 21-20 in a heart-stopping, edge-of-your-seat battle. The final minutes of the game were championship caliber.

There was no score for most of the first quarter as both defenses took some time to feel each other out. Poly jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a 28-yard touchdown catch by senior Gerard Wicks on a trick play.

The Gardena Serra Cavaliers will take on the Oakdale Mustangs Saturday 4pm at Home Depot Center in Carson for the CIF Division II California State Championship.

The Cavaliers navigated an extremely tough schedule to earn their spot. CLA was on the sidelines in their opener when senior running back Marques Rodgers late touchdown gave Serra a hard fought 26-23 road victory over Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks).

The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits will look to cap off their impressive playoff run with a victory over the Granite Bay Grizzlies Friday night at Home Depot Center in the Division I State Championship.

After starting the season 1-3, the Jackrabbits have reeled off 11 straight wins behind the two-headed rushing attack of Gerard Wicks and Manusamoa Luuga. The pair have combined for 2,766 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns this season.

The Gardena Serra Cavaliers took care of business Friday night with an impressive 58-6 victory over the Santa Monica Vikings. Serra advances to face top seed and undefeated Lompoc in the CIFSS Western division semifinals next Friday.

The Cavaliers jumped out to an early lead on a short touchdown run by Malik Roberson.

Serra added to its lead on a 12-yard touchdown run from 5-star recruit Adoree’ Jackson.

The Gardena Serra Cavaliers host the Santa Monica Vikings Friday night in a Southern Section quarterfinal matchup from the Western division. Both teams enter the contest on a roll, having dominated their first round opponents.

Santa Monica is led by standout receiver and USC commit Sebastian Larue, but the Vikings also possess an effective run game that should present a challenge to the stout Serra defense.

The Crenshaw Cougars defeated the Dorsey Dons 34-14 Friday night at Jackie Robinson Park to notch their seventh victory of the season and seize control of first place in the Coliseum league.

Crenshaw jumped out to a 7-0 lead when junior quarterback Ajene Harris linked up with Dominique Hatfield on an 18-yard touchdown.

The Narbonne Gauchos defeated the Gardena Serra Cavaliers 22-9 in a highly anticipated inter-sectional clash between undefeated teams. The high powered Narbonne offense was for the most part held in check by the stout Serra defense.

Standout senior quarterback Troy Williams and the Gauchos struck first with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Jon’tae Robeson. University of Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian was on the sidelines to see his prized recruit in action.

There were plenty of big high school football games in Southern California Friday night but CLA had the privilege to bear witness to superstar Franklin wide receiver Joshua “Jay Tee” Taylor and his play-making ability.

After scoring four touchdowns last week, Taylor was primed for another big time performance against Jordan (Los Angeles). The visiting Jordan team was undermanned but that would not have made a difference as Jay Tee was clearly the best player on the grid iron.