Watch Long Beach Poly pull out a 35-28 win over powerhouse Corona Centennial. JuJu Smith was instrumental in the Jackrabbits victory and scored three touchdowns.
The Gardena Serra Cavaliers pulled out a double overtime 20-13 victory over Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) in a wild contest that featured late game heroics from Adoree' Jackson and Jalen Greene.
Notre Dame controlled the game in the first half and jumped out to a 6-0 advantage with two field goals by senior kicker Lucas Alfonso. The Knights defense played great. Koa Farmer and Mike Little locked down the secondary and the Cavaliers were unable to mount much of an offensive attack for three quarters.
The Gardena Serra Cavaliers host the Notre Dame Knights (Sherman Oaks) Friday night in a rematch of last season's classic opener that Serra won 26-23 on a late touchdown by Marques Rodgers. Serra went on to win the state title and is a favorite to repeat again this season.
The Chaminade Eagles defeated the Valencia Vikings 56-34 Thursday night in a high scoring battle of quality teams that featured many explosive plays from both sides.
The offensive barrage began with Miami commit and Chaminade quarterback Brad Kaaya linking up with Brandyn Lee on a long touchdown strike to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead.
The Vikings responded with an incredible touchdown catch by playmaking receiver Nick Jones between two defenders on a deep pass from quarterback Jake Wallace to tie the game.
Valencia 6'2" 245 senior defensive end Josh Stanton played a huge role in the Vikings week one victory over Palmdale. Stanton has already received an offer from Wyoming and is getting interest from Arizona State and Colorado State.
Stanton filled up the stat sheet last week against Palmdale and finished the game with 7 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.
"Going into half-time we were trailing by six. One of our safeties, J.J. Wilson got two picks and that really changed the game," Stanton told CLA tonight.
Watch 2014 All-American ATH Adoree' Jackson in this week 2 performance at the Honor Bowl vs Oceanside (CA) last weekend. Jackson made dynamic play after play and left the stadium in a frenzy after a front flip into the end zone for a touchdown.
CLA spoke with recent UCLA commit Adarius Pickett (DB/2014) from El Cerrito High School (CA). During March, Pickett attended the UCLA Spring Game and we had the chance to watch him take part in the activities held at the Rose Bowl.
"I was just figuring it out. In March I only had 12 offers, then I came up to 21. I took my official to UCLA and I liked it a lot," Pickett told CLA.
So far this season, Pickett has two interceptions and plays on a stout El Cerrito defense alongside USC 2014 LB commit D.J. Calhoun.
Oaks Christian took care of business at the Honor Bowl on Saturday against Upland 57-28. Watch the complete game CLA #D1Bound highligh mixtape. Exclusive video coverage.
The 2013 Honor Bowl final contest featured a matchup of nationally ranked stalwarts the Corona Centennial Huskies and St. Bonaventure Seraphs under the lights at Oceanside High. Led by a record-setting performance by 2014 Cal commit Tre Watson, Centennial defeated St. Bonaventure 69-55 in an old fashioned shootout.
