Wadood comes up big for St. John Bosco 

When three key players transferred from Lakewood (Calif.) to Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco this past offseason, there wasn't much thought that those transactions would shape the Trinity League as quickly as this fall. But in arguably the biggest game of the season to this point, one of those key transfers -- safety Jaleel Wadood -- came up with one of the key plays in the Braves' win over Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei.

With the Monarchs driving at the end of the third quarter and down 24-10, a trick play called for a wide receiver reverse pass in the hopes of taking advantage of a young secondary. But Wadood stayed deep on his man and outleapt the receiver at the goal line to come down with the interception.

"I think that was a great momentum-booster," Wadood said. "They were driving and about to score."

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