Following a deep pass attempt in the first half Saturday night, Harbor City (Calif.) Narbonne quarterback Troy Williams raised his throwing arm and grimaced as he held his ailing right shoulder. The four-star signal-caller had suffered a separated shoulder two weeks prior and, despite not being completely healthy, opted to play through the injury.

Yet the emotional agony outweighed the physical pain, as Williams and previously unbeaten Narbonne fell to Corona (Calif.) Centennial, 41-34, in the CIF Southern California Regional Open Division bowl game.

Williams completed 28 of 37 attempts for 362 yards and three touchdowns, and added 105 rushing yards and another score, helping Narbonne erase a 19-point halftime deficit to tie the game with just over a minute remaining. But Centennial and its fast-paced offense managed to pull off the upset in front of a lively crowd at Norwalk (Calif.) Cerritos College.

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