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St. Bonaventure punt returner Jack Cunningham is tackled by Folsom’s RJ Whitten and Brian Ray during the first half of the CIF Division 1-A bowl game Saturday at Saddleback College. (Steve Galluzzo / For The Times)
Coming from behind is nothing new for the St. Bonaventure football team, so when the Seraphs found themselves trailing 7-0 at halftime in the CIF Division 1-A state championship bowl game Saturday afternoon at Saddleback College they were confident another victory was their destiny.
This time, however, it was the opponent, Folsom, that rallied in the final minutes to hand Seraphs coach Joey Goyeneche’s comeback kids a heartbreaking 20-14 loss in their first state bowl trip since winning back-to-back Division III titles in 2007 and 2008.
“We expect greatness of ourselves and I know this hurts, but you can hold your heads up high,” Goyeneche told his players after the loss, many of them in tears. “I’m so proud of you and I’ll remember this team for the rest of my life. We have returned ourselves to glory.”
St. Bonaventure won the Southern Section Division 3 title on George Mann’s 26-yard field goal with 26 seconds left against Warren and reached the state bowl by overcoming a 20-7 deficit in the fourth quarter to stun host St. Augustine with a double pass for a tying touchdown with no time left on the clock followed by Mann’s ensuing extra point for the win.
When the Seraphs (12-4) thwarted a two-point try by Folsom with less than three minutes left, it appeared they were a team of destiny. Only somebody forgot to tell Bulldogs quarterback Ryder Lyons, who completed 13 of 21 passes for 137 yards and ran for 97 yards in 22 carries while rallying his team to an improbable win.
Folsom (12-3) was making its first appearance in a state bowl game since 2018, having earned state titles in 2010, 2014,…
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Author : LA Times
Publish date : 2023-12-10 03:31:25
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