December 12, 2013

By Ken Brooks

LAWT Contributing Writer

 

The Cavaliers’ 23-game winning streak ended with a consensus sentiment, by those in attendance, that they were shafted.  Officials flagged them 12 times for 115 yards as opposed to Chaminade, which received two penalties for the entire Western Division championship game.  The final and heavily discussed phantom pass interference call was not detected on replay.  It was one of multiple daggers that halted one of the great runs in all of California. 

Since the inception of the California State Football Championship Bowl, Serra is the one local program that proved it can reach it with a degree of consistency and come out on top.  Its relevancy is evidenced by state titles in different divisions with completely different rosters.  

Other perennial powerhouses in the community too have impressively represented at the state bowl and are not to be ignored.  But its back to square one for everybody and for some more so than others.  From Narbonne, Crenshaw has taken the last key to the City Section which is becoming extinct as it is incorporated into the Southern Section.  And after 13 seasons, Long Beach Poly will have a new head coach in 2014. 

As Serra has proven it can go the distance, it leaves local football fanatics anxious for the next winning streak and everything that usually comes with it.  And so, let the next chapter begin.turning a page toward another chapter. –Ken Brooks Photo

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