Santa Margarita vs. Corona Centennial: Live score, updates from California high school football game

Corona Centennial seeks revenge against Santa Margarita, which stunned the Huskies 31-15 a year ago behind WR Trent Mosley's dominance.

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Santa Margarita vs. Corona Centennial: Live score, updates from California high school football game originally appeared on The Sporting News

Two of California's top high school football teams are raring for battle in a rematch of one of 2024's most notable matchups.

Corona Centennial (1-0) hits the road looking for revenge against Santa Margarita (0-1), which stunned the Huskies 31-15 a year ago behind 212 receiving yards and three touchdowns from Trent Mosley, who is currently a senior and 4-star USC commit.

If you're looking for live updates, scoring, and highlights from the game, you've come to the right place. The Sporting News has you covered from kickoff to postgame. Scroll down for an overview of the game followed by realtime scores and results once the game starts.

Pregame

One of the most highly-anticipated non-league games of the California high school football season is here.

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Corona Centennial (1-0), ranked third in the state, heads to No. 7 Santa Margarita (0-1) seeking revenge for a lopsided 31-15 upset a year ago. Their battle is ranked No. 1 on our countdown of the top 10 California games of the week.

And it appears that both sides will be missing a centerpiece. Centennial head coach Matt Logan and Santa Margarita WR Trent Mosley – a 4-star USC commit who led the Eagles to victory a year ago – are both reportedly out tonight.

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Based solely on the fact that the Eagles scored just three points in a one-score loss to Mission Viejo last week, some might say they have no chance against, which dazzled against Servite in Week Zero. But it was the first game of the season for a largely new team playing one of the best teams in the country. More important to consider is recent history – in 2024, Santa Margarita stunned Centennial after getting blown out 35-7 by Mission Viejo, who Centennial beat months later in the playoffs. Put it all together – not to mention the star power and sheer level of play – and this is still one of the most exciting non-league games of the season despite the Huskies entering as heavy favorites.

When Santa Margarita won last year, Leki Holani totaled 12 tackles (seven solo), four TFLs, and a sack.

Their last meeting wasn't even as close as the two-score finish would indicate. Santa Margarita led 24-0 at halftime and 31-0 after three quarters before the Huskies scored the last 15 points early in the fourth.

Santa Margarita vs. Corona Centennial live updates, results

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SECOND QUARTER:

2nd Quarter: The Huskies march down to Santa Margarita's 2-yard-line, but Jayden Crowder saves the day by picking off Catalano on the second play of the first quarter.

FIRST QUARTER:

4:20 – Santa Margarita 13, Centennial 7: The Eagles have taken the lead on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Ryan Clark. PAT successful this time.

8:28 – Centennial 7, Santa Margarita 6: Santa Margarita has its first touchdown of the season, a 15-yard keeper from QB Trace Johnson. Centennial blocks the PAT.

11:41 – Centennial 7, Santa Margarita 0: Centennial scores from outside of 60 yards on a double-pass play on its very first play from scrimmage. QB Dominick Catalano to TE Keawe Browne to WR Tyler George.

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