De La Salle falls in state championship game

SACRAMENTO — When De La Salle junior running back Kairee Robinson busted through the line for a 60-yard touchdown run on the game’s third play, the Spartans’ sideline erupted Saturday night.

The quite familiar De La Salle victory train appeared off to a roaring start.

St. John Bosco-Bellflower, with a line that averages more than 300 pounds, and speedy skill players led by Re-Al Mitchell, answered Robinson’s touchdown almost immediately.

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When Demetrious Flowers scored his third TD on a 2-yard run with 9:10 remaining, St. John Bosco, the nation’s fifth ranked team, had 49 points and were on their way to a second title-game win over De La Salle in four years.

The Spartans tried a trick play on the ensuing kickoff, but a cross-field lateral was picked off by Eli DeRoon.

On the next play, Terrance Beasley went untouched over the left side 6 yards for the touchdown.

Undaunted, De La Salle came right back, going 68 yards on seven plays, capped by Robinson’s second TD run, a 1-yarder up the middle.

Paved by a line that averages 306 pounds, the Braves scored on their next two possessions, combining on 21 plays for 117 yards.