The St. John Bosco Braves overpowered the Tesoro Titans 38-17 on a frigid night in Bellflower to advance in the Pac 5 playoffs. The Braves will face Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) next week.

Both teams settled for field goals early. With the game tied 3-3, the Braves took the lead on 7-yard touchdown run by Darren Walker.

Tesoro answered with an explosive 57-yard touchdown burst from senior running back Nate Tago.

St. John Bosco sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen connected with junior running back Lonell Woodhouse on a 22-yard touchdown pass to give the Braves a 17-10 advantage.

The Mission Viejo Diablos overpowered the El Toro Chargers 49-7 in a highly anticipated clash for the South Coast League crown. Both teams came into the game undefeated but the Diablos proved supreme.

The Mission Viejo defense forced Utah bound El Toro quarterback Conner Manning into six interceptions and bottled up the Chargers high-powered offense.

The 2013 recruiting class at USC features three of the top wide receivers in the nation in Sebastian LaRue (Santa Monica, CA), Steven Mitchell (Bishop Alemany, CA) and Eldridge Massington (West Mesquite, TX). LaRue and Mitchell are both versatile slot-type players just under 6'0", while Massington has a long frame at 6'3" 205.

The Burbank Bulldogs crushed the Glendale Nitros 56-10 at Moyse Stadium Thursday night . Burbank super sophomore running back James Williams put on a ridiculous performance, rushing for 194 yards and three touchdowns on only four carries.

The Bulldogs seized control of the game from the outset and relied heavily on their stable of running backs that includes Williams, senior captain Teddy Arlington and junior bulldozer Joseph Pendleton. Both Arlington and Pendleton scored two touchdowns for Burbank.

Recent Utah football commit Dominique Hatfield (ATH/2013) was a beast against Dorsey. The senior football recruit had 2 interceptions, returning one to the house and scored on a sick TD catch at the back corner of the endzone on a dime from junior QB Ajene Harris in the first quarter.

Hatfield had several other nice grabs, including a snag on a deep ball down the Dorsey sideline from Harris with the added difficulty of a defensive pass interference call against the Dons.

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 Gardena Serra Cavaliers took care of business Thursday night, dominating league foe St. Francis 42-6 behind a stellar defensive performance and three touchdowns from Malik Roberson.

With playmaker Taz Bateman lost for the season with a broken ankle, it was incumbent upon others to step their game up. On this night, it was Malik Roberson that was up to the challenge.

Trailing 3-0, the Cavaliers took the lead on a rushing touchdown by Roberson. The Serra defense held the St. Francis offense out of the end zone all night, yielding only two long field goals. Serra led 14-6 at halftime.

Those in attendance at Bishop Alemany High School Friday night witnessed a relentless barrage of offensive production as the host Alemany Warriors defeated the Bishop Amat Lancers 56-35 in an exciting Serra League showdown.