Football: Central Catholic 22, Bakersfield Christian 17
Modesto Central Catholic is 12 minutes away from repeating as the CIF state Division IV bowl champion.
The Raiders lead Bakersfield Christian 22-17 through three quarters at StubHub Center in Carson. Montell Bland dragged several defenders with him into the end zone on a 26-yard touchdown run to give the Sac-Joaquin Section winners an eight-point lead.
Bakersfield Christian narrowed the deficit to five on a 28-yard field goal by Nathan DeJager.
It’s been a long season for both teams and fatigue is setting in, but Central Catholic is starting to dominate the line of scrimmage and Bakersfield Christian could need a few big plays from quarterback Brandon Jones to pull it out.
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