Inglewood football edges Chaminade in OT to reach Division 2 title game
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Inglewood lineman Daniel Shelton celebrates as teammate Jamari Johnson sneaks in for TD in OT. for 41-38 win. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Inglewood QB Husan Longstreet runs to sideline to stop clock. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Inglewood’s Jamari Johnson, left, is hugged by teammate Bryce Parker after he scored TD in OT for 41-38 win. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Inglewood RB Dane Reed gets ball close to goal line in OT. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Chaminade QB Javance Johnson dives on bad handoff. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Chaminade QB Javance Johnson with one of his big first half gains. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Chaminade RB Jaelon Barbarin leaves ball behind on botched handoff. Chaminade recovered. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Inglewood TE Jamari Johnson runs ball in for TD. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Inglewood RB Dane Reed gets wrapped up by Chaminade LB Mitchell Bermant. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Chaminade RB Jaelon Barbarin picks up big gain. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Chaminade receiver Logan Carpenter breaks loose outside of defense. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Chaminade’s Robert Burns breaks loose on return. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Chaminade’s Logan Carpenter gets in for TD. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Inglewood QB Husan Longstreet finds big hole in Chaminade defense. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Inglewood RB Caleb Harper is stopped by Chaminade’s Cody Franck. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Chaminade QB Javance Johnson picks up big yards with his legs. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Chaminade RB Jaelon Barbarin gets some tough yards inside. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Inglewood RB Dane Reed gets wrapped up by Chaminade defense. Chaminade vs.Inglewood CIF-SS Div 2 football playoff semifinal Friday November 18, 2022 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
TORRANCE — Inglewood’s defense held Chaminade scoreless in the second half for 23 of 24 minutes.
Chaminade quarterback Javance Johnson ran for a 19-yard touchdown with 30 seconds left and Logan Carpenter punched in a two-point conversion to tie the game at 35-35 and force overtime. But it was Inglewood’s Jamari Johnson who got the final word, punching in a short-yardage run in overtime to beat Chaminade 41-38 after a Ryon Sayeri field goal.
Inglewood (13-0) lost in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 semifinals to Alemany last year, but avenged that loss at South Torrance High Friday night, and will face Sierra Canyon in the Division 2 final next Saturday. Sierra Canyon beat Bishop Amat 29-23.
Jamari Johnson scored four touchdowns in the game, two receiving and two rushing.
The first half saw seven touchdowns and just two punts (one from each team). Inglewood stacked three stops in a row in the second half with an impressive second-half performance, holding Chaminade QB Javance Johnson to just two completions for 15 yards.
Inglewood sophomore quarterback Husan Longstreet delivered what felt like the back-breaking play with a 41-yard touchdown pass to Jamari Johnson on the first play of the fourth quarter that gave the Sentinels a 35-27 lead after scoring on its opening drive of the half.
Longstreet finished with four touchdown passes and running back Dane Reed – a transfer from Canoga Park – ran for 164 yards on 24 carries.
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After Inglewood struck first in the game, Chaminade (10-2) scored two straight touchdowns in less than three minutes to take a 14-7 lead. Javance Johnson hit Kwazi Gilmer on a 28-yard connection before Logan Carpenter scored on a 7-yard run.
Javance Johnson scored back-to-back rushing touchdowns in the second quarter, the latter coming with just seconds before halftime to give Chaminade a 27-20 halftime lead. Javance finished with four touchdowns in the game, three rushing and one passing.
It was the third time the two programs faced each other in the postseason. Chaminade won opening-round games in 2009 (45-15) and 2011 (37-14).
WORTH NOTING
Inglewood’s Khalil Peart, Jonah Lewis and Luke Bledsoe are transfers from Sierra Canyon and will now face their former school in the section final.
