After a season of close defeats at home early on in the year, the Marauders defeated Clovis West 16-13 to finish off the final home game of the season. With the win, Jesuit advances to the Division II Nor Cal Championship. The game will be played on Saturday, November 23rd, 2:15 pm at Independence High School in San Jose.

“The team has really committed to team defense and has done a good job controlling tempo on the offensive end throughout the playoffs. We have had some big contributions from a lot of different guys recently. But last night the highlight of the night had to be John Dusel’s huge goalie save in a crucial moment of the game.  That got the whole team fired up!” Coach Zac Koerner said after the victory. 

The Golden Eagles from Clovis West got out to an early 4-2 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter the Marauders made their move by outscoring Clovis West 7-3 in the quarter and taking a 9-7 lead going in to the half. The defense in the second half held strong and took a commanding 5 goal lead, late in the fourth quarter. With the victory, the Marauders will make their first appearance in a Nor Cal Championship game on Saturday. Tickets for the game can be purchased at gofan.co.