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St. Genevieve 21, Salesian 6--After being held scoreless for over three quarters, St. Genevieve scored three touchdowns in the last seven minutes of the game. Dion Contreras passed for two of the scores, the first to Michael Alvarez with 6:49 left in the game and the second to Chad Russell with 2:45 remaining. With a little over a minute left, Russell intercepted a pass at the Salesian eight-yard line. Three plays later, Alvarez ran 19 yards for the score.

 L.A. Salesian has made it to the Northeast Division championship game on Saturday night at home against San Luis Obispo Mission Prep, and the big question is whether Salesian will be able to slow down one of the state's most productive running backs. Patrick Laird of Mission Prep has rushed for 3,068 yards and 32 touchdowns. He's had three games of more than 300 yards rushing. Salesian has been a surprise under first-year Coach Angelo Jackson, who took over in August. He's a former Compton College and Inglewood coach.

Oak Park High's 1986 run-and-shoot offense opened Saturday night and perhaps closed also as Salesian capitalized on seven Eagle turnovers in a 34-3 rout at Roosevelt High. Salesian controled the game from the start, recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff. Luis De La Cruz's interception set up a four-yard scoring run by Kyle Franklin with 5:15 left in the half. Less than two minutes later, Tony Gonzales scored on a 55-yard run after Salesion had again taken the ball away from Oak Park.

Friday, October 18th CITY CENTRAL LEAGUE Contreras at Bernstein, 7 p.m. Hollywood at Belmont, 7 p.m. Roybal at Torres, 7 p.m. COLISEUM LEAGUE Dorsey at Crenshaw, 6 p.m. Locke at Manual Arts, 3 p.m. Rancho Dominguez at West Adams, 7 p.m. EAST VALLEY LEAGUE Chavez at Sun Valley Poly, 7 p.m. North Hollywood at Arleta, 3:30 p.m. Verdugo Hills at Grant, 7 p.m. EASTERN LEAGUE Huntington Park at Los...

Rk. School (W-l); Result/Next game (Previous ranking) 1. St. John Bosco; 2-0; def. Fresno Clovis North, 48-0; Next: vs. Chandler (Ariz.) (at Mission Viejo), Saturday; (1) 2. Corona Centennial; 2-0; def. St. Bonaventure, 69-55; vs. Long Beach Poly (at Mission Viejo), Friday; (3) 3. Mater Dei; 2-0; def. St. Paul, 56-7 (Thursday); Next: at Carson, Friday; (4) 4. Gardena Serra; 2-0; def. Oceanside, 50-36; Next: vs. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Friday; (7) 5. Mission Viejo; 2-0; def. Corona Santiago, 58-35; Next: vs. Ramsey (N.J.)

Friday, October 18th CITY CENTRAL LEAGUE Contreras at Bernstein, 7 p.m. Hollywood at Belmont, 7 p.m. Roybal at Torres, 7 p.m. COLISEUM LEAGUE Dorsey at Crenshaw, 6 p.m. Locke at Manual Arts, 3 p.m. Rancho Dominguez at West Adams, 7 p.m. EAST VALLEY LEAGUE Chavez at Sun Valley Poly, 7 p.m. North Hollywood at Arleta, 3:30 p.m. Verdugo Hills at Grant, 7 p.m. EASTERN LEAGUE Huntington Park at Los...

Harvard High evened its Santa Fe League soccer record at 4-4 with a 2-0 victory over Salesian on Wednesday. Adam Goodman scored one goal and David Galas added another for Harvard (4-6-2 overall). Harvard's defense kept the game out of reach by allowing only three shots on goal by Salesian.

Dave Galarneau, varsity baseball coach at St. Genevieve High, has accepted an administrative position at Salesian High in Boyle Heights. Galarneau, who has more than 300 wins in 23 years as a baseball coach, headed the St. Genevieve program the past two seasons. The school won the Santa Fe League title in 1986. Galarneau, 58, has coached at Bell-Jeff, Providence, and Chaminade. He will serve as a vice principal at Salesian.

Quarterback Albert Arteaga completed his first pass of the game to Danny Perez for a 23-yard TD late in the third quarter to give Salesian a 7-0 lead. . . . Junior defensive back Louis Ovalles intercepted a Jason Ornstein pass and returned it 24 yards for a TD that gave the Mustangs a 14-0 lead, also late in the third quarter. . . . Ornstein fumbled on the Oak Park one-yard line in the fourth quarter. Victor Duran recovered for Salesian. . . .

Salesian High School won the game, 3-0, but the real victory last Saturday afternoon at Roosevelt High was that Salesian and Cathedral High restricted their battles to the football field. Said a thankful Salesian coach Jerry Scott afterward: "The game was decided on the field, not on the streets." Last year the game was decided in secret.

Rk. School (W-l); Result/Next game (Previous ranking) 1. St. John Bosco; 2-0; def. Fresno Clovis North, 48-0; Next: vs. Chandler (Ariz.) (at Mission Viejo), Saturday; (1) 2. Corona Centennial; 2-0; def. St. Bonaventure, 69-55; vs. Long Beach Poly (at Mission Viejo), Friday; (3) 3. Mater Dei; 2-0; def. St. Paul, 56-7 (Thursday); Next: at Carson, Friday; (4) 4. Gardena Serra; 2-0; def. Oceanside, 50-36; Next: vs. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Friday; (7) 5. Mission Viejo; 2-0; def. Corona Santiago, 58-35; Next: vs. Ramsey (N.J.)

Los Angeles Salesian High teammates who went on to become first-round picks in successive Major League Soccer drafts will square off Sunday at the StubHub Center when midfielder Carlos Alvarez and Chivas USA plays host to midfielder Luis Silva and D.C. United. The game won't have an influence on the MLS standings since both teams are last in their respective divisions -- Chivas, at 5-15-7 is in the Western Conference cellar while D.C. United owns the league's worst record at 3-18-5.

 L.A. Salesian teammates Marquis Ware (defensive end) and Jamardre Cobb (defensive back) have committed to Arizona. Eric.sondheimer@latimes.com  

 Justin Torres, the cross country coach at L.A. Salesian, has been honored as the Inspiring Coach of the Year by Brooks Running Company. Eric.sondheimer@latimes.com  

Having lived most of his life in a housing project in Watts, 16-year-old Marquis Ware of L.A. Salesian has encountered experiences he wishes never happened. The sounds of gunshots at night. The sight of black water flowing into a tub. The stress of deciding which is the safest path to walk. It's a peek into what motivates Ware each time he steps onto the football field or opens a book in a classroom. He's a 6-foot-2, 215-pound junior defensive end who had 14 sacks and 79 tackles as a sophomore.

Reporting from Sacramento -- They looked ahead with blank stares, some with tears in their eyes. The ending in the Division IV state championship boys' basketball game Friday afternoon at Power Balance Pavilion left Los Angeles Price players feeling frustrated and helpless to change the result. Richmond Salesian came away with a 70-56 victory, thanks to a strong second-half performance behind scrappy defense that included taking three fourth-quarter charging fouls and the all-around play of 6-foot-5 junior standout Jabari Bird.

Earning the right to run in the State cross-country championships in Fresno was the hardest part for Salesian High. The rest came easily for the Mustangs, who raced to a third-place finish in Division IV at Woodward Park on Nov. 27. The previous week, Salesian had qualified for the State meet as the fourth and final team at the Southern Section finals. That was long-forgotten the day of the State meet.

State championships Friday at Power Balance Pavilion Boys Division IV Los Angeles Price (26-8) vs. Richmond Salesian (33-2), 1:30 p.m.: There might not be a better game all weekend than this clash of athleticism and big-time talent. Price has 6-foot-8 San Diego State-bound Skylar Spencer and 6-7 Khalil Johnson, but its guard play will be crucial. Chris Martin, Chance Murray and Trey Dickerson have to avoid turnovers and make free throws.

Reporting from Sacramento ? Kevin Payne made only two baskets Saturday afternoon in the CIF Division III state boys' basketball championship game, but they were the most meaningful ones of his career and propelled La Verne Lutheran past Oakland Bishop O'Dowd, 64-59, at Power Balance Pavilion. The Trojans (27-5) trailed, 59-58, with two minutes left before Payne made consecutive three-pointers to give Lutheran a five-point lead, and neither team scored again. Payne, a senior guard, dedicated the season to his father, Kevin Sr., who died in September.