HS FOOT: Alemany loses on late TD to St. John Bosco

An Alemany High football season filled with so much promise ended in heartache Friday, as the Warriors gave up a touchdown with 45 seconds left in a 33-28 upset loss to visiting St. John Bosco before a capacity crowd in the first round of the Southern Section Pac-5 Division playoffs.

Alemany's Devon Dunn completed 14 of 23 passes for 274 yards and a touchdown, but he lost a fumble and was intercepted three times, including a critical pick with 2:04 remaining on the St. John Bosco 35 that gave the desperate Braves a golden opportunity.

Six plays later, DaVonte Young scored on a 3-yard run for the winning touchdown.

Alemany had one last chance, but Dunn was intercepted by Dalis Bruce with six seconds left.

"We just needed to play better, both on offense and defense, and we needed to not have any turnovers," Dunn said. "Football has got to be the toughest sport there is, and there is a lot of pressure on the quarterback, and I'm just going to have to deal with it. All I can say now is, 'Let's go get 'em next year.'"

Fourth-seeded Alemany (8-3) was hoping for more success after returning most key starters from last year's Pac-5 semifinalist team.

Dunn, a junior, finished with 2,670 yards passing and 23 touchdowns, and he also scored seven touchdowns.

St. John Bosco's Rene Medina completed 14 of 24 for 256 yards and a touchdown. Royce Moore added 108 yards rushing on 23 carries and a touchdown.