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José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com Colin Brown celebrates with Ty Serna (2) and Grant Powers (24) after his extra-point boot gave the Grizzlies the late lead.
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José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com Granite Bay's John Cooley holds the ball aloft after his fourth-quarter touchdown run that tied the score. The extra point kick provided the winning margin.
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José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com Granite Bay's Dylan Keeney, right, intercepts a first-quarter pass. Keeney returned an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter.
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Grizzlies running back John Cooley was hurt on this play after a short gain in the second quarter in Friday nights CIF State Div l championship game between Granite Bay and Long Beach Poly, December 14, 2012, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.
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Jackrabbit Gerald Wicks gets past Grizzlies Tony Milo for a 39 yard touchdown catch and run in the first quarter in Friday nights CIF State Div l championship game between Granite Bay and Long Beach Poly, December 14, 2012, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.
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Joe Davidson
Granite Bay warms up.
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Lezlie Sterling / lsterling@sacbee.com
Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com Left to right, Granite Bay wide receiver-kicker Colin Brown, wide receiver Ty Serna and running back Andrew Towery chat before heading to Southern California.
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Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com Granite Bay football players board two buses early Thursday. The Grizzlies, who have won five section titles, will make their first appearance in a state bowl game.
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LEZLIE STERLING / lsterling@sacbee.com
Defensive back Aaron Knapp yawns early Thursday morning as the Grizzlies board two buses for the long drive to Carson, where they will play for a state championship tonight.
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Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com Parents and other supporters give the Granite Bay High School football team an emotional farewell in the school's parking lot Thursday morning.
More Information
- Granite Bay's 16-game football season takes toll
- Granite Bay football team receives early-morning send-off
- Thursday's High School Scoreboard (12/13/12)
- Another Sacramento-area team hopes to upset Long Beach Poly
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GAME AT A GLANCE
Granite Bay (12-3) vs. Long Beach Poly (12-3), 8 p.m.Both teams have 11-game winning streaks after uncharacteristic 1-3 starts against tough competition while developing new starting skill players. Both teams also prefer to run and have played well on defense in the postseason while going a combined 10-0. Both coaches have won five section titles since 1999 – Ernie Cooper at Granite Bay and Raul Lara at Long Beach Poly – and both are seeking their program's first state title. Poly backs Manusamoa Lu'uga and Gerard Wicks each rushed for more than 1,000 yards this season, and UCLA-bound linebacker Jayon Brown heads a fast, physical defense. Granite Bay features backs John Cooley (1,556 yards, 17 touchdowns), Taft Partridge (789 and nine), fly back Tony Ellison (1,144 and 11) and quarterback Grant Caraway (1,762 passing yards, 27 touchdowns). Linebackers Beau Hershberger, Mason Cohen and Cameron Smith lead a defense that hammered St. Ignatius of San Francisco in the Northern California Regional Division I game.
– Joe Davidson
Granite Bay beats Long Beach Poly 21-20 in CIF D-I
Published: Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 - 7:54 pm
Last Modified: Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013 - 12:18 pm
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