Sports: Stakes Are High In Powerhouse Trinity League Battle Against the “Team In Red”
by Macade Maxwell
This isn’t just your average high school football game. This is another one for the ages.
The number one nationally ranked “Team in Red” out of Santa Ana goes head-to-head with the number nine ranked St. John Bosco Braves from Bellflower. With tickets selling out in just three seconds, this is said the be the most electrifying and highly anticipated high school game of the year so far.
Tonight the battle of the best will be held at Panish Family Stadium. The game has been the talk of the nation and has been getting a huge amount of attention on all social media platforms.
“The fan support is good for us to build momentum for big games like this,” said senior Khmori House.
With a deep-seated rivalry, the “Team in Red” hold an overall winning record over the Braves, with their last 11 meetings having a 7-4 record. Although they may have won more games, the Braves win the ones that matter most. In last year’s match-up, the Braves took down the Monarchs with a score of 24-22 in the CIF Southern Section Championship at the Rose Bowl.
The “Team in Red” is loaded with a solid squad with multiple NCAA division one caliber players on both sides of the ball and are looking to come for vengeance.
But this is no match for the Braves. With an impressive record of 6-1, Bosco Football hopes to boost their national ranking and show who’s the best football team in California and the country.
The Braves have plenty of horses on their side as well. Consisting of Senior Khmori House, who is a four-star University of Washington-commit, three-star senior Chauncey “Boogie” Slyvester, senior USC-commit Marcelles Williams and four-star Alabama-commit senior Peyton Woodyard, just to name a few.
Going into this game, many people outside the Bosco community have been doubting the Brave’s ability to come out on top and secure an upset win.
“We’re the underdogs in this situation, so its more of us trying to prove everybody wrong,” said Marcelles Williams. “We want people to regret counting us out and show everybody what we can do.”
Leading the way for the Braves on offense is senior quarterback Caleb Sanchez. He has put up impressive numbers all season long and hopes to play his best football against the “Team in Red.”
According to MaxPreps, Caleb has a whopping 1513 passing yards, averages 252 yards per game and has twelve total touchdowns.
“I get to start the game off, and it’s in my hands pretty much the whole game,” said Caleb. “I feel very confident in our game plan this week. Our offense is looking really sharp and we are prepared for tomorrow”
The clash for California is a must-see and for those who were unable to obtain tickets, the game will be televised on Bally Sports Network at 7pm. If your cable provider doesn’t carry Bally Sport Network, you can also watch the game on NFHS Network.
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