Serra (Gardena, Calif.) vs. Bellevue (Wash.)
Serra hopes to pick up its second win of the season with a victory over Washington power Bellevue.
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Bellevue puts its long winning streak on the line against one of the most talented teams on the West Coast. Serra probably has enough skill and athleticism to compete with any team in the nation. That is, if the Cavaliers can avoid ill-timed penalties that have plagued them in the past. In last week's season-opener, Serra knocked off Lakewood (Calif.), 24-7, despite
combining with the Lancers to commit 40 penalties in the game. Bellevue returns six starters on both sides of the ball from its sixth-consecutive Class 3A state championship team. Its vaunted wing-T rushing attack will be powered by a talented offensive line featuring senior tackle
Henry Roberts (6-6, 263), rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports.
Just the facts: Bellevue hasn't lost a game since the second week of the 2010 season. The Wolverines' run of 54 straight wins includes victories against out-of-state powers Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.) in 2011 and Trinity (Euless, Texas) in 2012. Overall, they're 4-1 against California teams since 2004. … Even though Serra lost eight FBS-scholarship players to graduation off last year's 13-1 team, there are at least eight more likely FBS signees from the Class of 2015 and several more upcoming in the Class of 2016.
Mitch Stephens: Serra 35, Bellevue 34
Kevin Askeland: Bellevue 28, Serra 27
Jamie DeMoney: Bellevue 30, Serra 21
Stephen Spiewak: Bellevue 28, Serra 20
Leland Gordon: Bellevue 27, Serra 22
Colin Ward-Henninger: Serra 28, Bellevue 24
