Saturday, August 24, 2024

St. John Bosco Steps By Chaminade-Madonna

     The St. John Bosco Braves outdueled the Chaminade-Madonna Lions 34-27 at Simmons Family Field in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday night. It was the second contest of a doubleheader broadcast on ESPN involving some of the top high school football programs in the United States. 
     St. John Bosco(1-0) took a 7-0 lead at the 6:30 mark of the first quarter. Quarterback Matai Fuiava completed a five-yard swing pass to wide receiver Carson Clark on the right side.  
     The Lions got on the scoreboard at 9:39 in the second quarter which made it 7-3. Noah Sidan booted a 26-yard field goal. 
     Chaminade-Madonna(0-1) scored on their next possession and took a 13-10 lead with 7:12 to go. Quarterback Tyler Chance connected a 35-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jason Lopez on the left hash marks. 
     The Braves moved in front 13-10 with 3:59 remaining in the second. Fuiava faked a handoff and rushed through the left side of the line from 11 yards out. 
     It became 17-13 for Chaminade-Madonna with 2:29 left in the quarter. Wide receiver Koby Howard caught a 14-yard pass in the back left corner of the end zone from Chance. 
     St. John Bosco reclaimed the lead 20-17 with 13 seconds left in the first half. Fuiava released a nine-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Daniel Odom on the left side of the end zone. 
     In the second half, the Lions scored on their first possession at the 9:04 mark of the third quarter and led 24-20. Chance fired a 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Denairius Gray on the front right corner of the end zone. Sidan would kick a 22-yard field goal with 4:13 to go in the third for a seven-point margin. 
     The Braves evened it up 27-27 with 34 seconds left in the third. Running back Ashton Keyes busted up the middle from three yards out. 
     In the fourth quarter, St. John Bosco pulled ahead 34-27 with 4:39 remaining. Running back Maliq Blackwell-Allen carried the ball from the backfield down the right sideline and raced in from 71 yards away.

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