Santa Margarita Catholic made strong efforts on both sides of the ball as the Eagles cruised to a 42-7 victory over No. 5-ranked Centennial for the CIF Southern Section Division I championship Friday night in the Rose Bowl.
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The Eagles-Huskies championship matchup ensured for the first time since the 2011 campaign that neither Mater Dei nor St. John Bosco were not playing in the big game. For all the talk about the Braves and Monarchs before and during the season, it was all about the Eagles on Friday night in Pasadena.
Tulane commit Trace Johnson and USC commit Trent Mosley (four total touchdowns) were scored during the first half as Santa Margarita Catholic built a 28-7 lead at intermission. Johnson threw three touchdown passes, one of them to Mosley, who had 201 receiving yards on nine catches in the first two quarters.
Centennial simply couldn’t do much against an Eagles defense that had only given up 15 points in playoff wins over Sierra Canyon and Orange Lutheran, respectively. The Huskies were not shut out in the first half, as they scored on a 13-yard run by the running back. zander lewis.
It wouldn’t be enough as Santa Margarita Catholic clamped down on the Centenario offense all night, giving the quarterback Dominick Catalano fits all night. The Huskies’ point total that night was the lowest they have had since losing to the Eagles on August 28 in a 33-27 decision.
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For Palmer, he leads his alma mater Santa Margarita Catholic to its first CIF Division I Southern Section championship since 2011, when the Eagles defeated San Clemente 24-22 in the Pac-5 Division final, which was later recognized as the best class in California high school football.
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