LIVE: Follow St. Bonaventure football team's quest for a state championship on Saturday

For the third weekend in the past month, the green and gold are headed south down the 5 to play in one of the biggest football games in the state.

The St. Bonaventure High football team (12-3) will play Folsom High (12-2) this afternoon in the CIF-State Division 1-A state championship bowl at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. Kickoff is 3:30 p.m.

As we have all season, we'll have all the updates throughout the day here on the live blog:

St. Bonaventure loses heartbreaker

Game over. No miracle finish for Seraphs this week. Folsom beats St. Bonaventure 20-14 in the CIF-State Division 1-A state championship bowl. Incredible season for the Seraphs, which included a CIF-Southern Section title and a state championship appearance. Nearly pulled off what some would have considered an upset of a powerful Folsom team led by a superstar QB. Defense was tough and clutch all game; offense with two great drives in second half.

Folsom goes ahead

Folsom takes lead with short TD pass with 20 seconds left. PAT makes it 20-14.

Folsom gets into position

Folsom down to St. Bonaventure 12-yard line. 51 seconds left. Seraphs up 14-13.

Seraphs need final defensive stand

Folsom will have ball at St. Bonaventure 46. 2:06 left. Seraphs clinging to 14-13 lead.

Seraphs have to punt

Two runs and a screen pass to Koen Glover. St. Bonaventure will have to punt. Folsom out of timeouts. 2:18 left.

Final drive to glory?

Folsom kicks off instead of onside try. Koen Glover takes ball out to 15-yard line. Can Seraphs run out the last two minutes to win state title??

2-point try STOPPED

Folsom answers back. 7-yard TD run with 2:41 left. Goes for 2. QB Lyons stopped just short on run. St. Bonaventure leads 14-13 with 2:14 left!!!

Folsom converts 4th-and-5

QB runs for first down on fourth and 5. Folsom now driving. Down to St. Bonaventure 22. 4:00 left in game.

TD FOR SERAPHS

Koen Glover runs it in from 5 yards out as St. Bonaventure takes 14-7 lead with 5:39 left in the game! 14-play, 78-yard drive. Takes 7:02 off the clock. Folsom has had the ball on offense just once in the entire second half.

Trick and treat

Another trick play for St. Bonaventure! Reverse flea flicker on 2nd and really, really long. Pass completed to Kaden Glover! 32-yard completion. Moves ball to Folsom 13. Remember a trick play won the state regional game for the Seraphs.

Another penalty on offense

Another big penalty against St. Bonaventure offense. Facemask call. 15 yards. Moves ball back to Folsom 45.

Huge pass play

After second blindside block called on Seraphs in the game, Wolter rolls left and throws back right to Drew Cofield downfield to convert 2nd and 27. St. Bonaventure on Folsom 31 with 7:45 left.

Fourth-down conversion

Gutsy call. Fourth and one at own 31, St. Bonaventure goes for it. Just get it on Koen Glover run. Keep ball with game tied early in fourth quarter.

Tied after three quarters

End of third quarter: St. Bonaventure 7, Folsom 7. A quick third quarter as each team has just one possession. Seraphs’ drive ended with 25-yard, one-handed TD catch by DJ Doss on fourth down. Folsom’s drive ended with a Drew Cofield block of a 31-yard field goal. Buckle up for another fantastic finish in this remarkable playoff run for the Seraphs. Only one quarter away from a state championship.

BLOCKED FIELD GOAL

Folsom drives into the red zone. St. Bonaventure defense comes up big. Forces 31-yard field-goal try. Drew Cofield comes flying off the edge and blocks it! Seraphs get ball back.

What a drive and catch

The first drive of the second half goes 10 plays, 65 yards in 6:36 to tie the state championship bowl up 7-7 with 5:24 left third quarter. Here's that one-handed TD catch by DJ Doss:

ONE-HANDED GRAB FOR TD

After a sack on third and 7, St. Bonaventure goes for it on fourth and 15 from Folsom 25. Anthony Wolter throws pass down the sideline and DJ Doss makes a one-handed catch for a touchdowns!!! Extra point is good. Tied 7-7 with 5:24 left in third quarter. WHAT A CATCH!

Seraphs driving

St. Bonaventure has moved the ball to the Folsom 20.

Second half begins

Seraphs receive first-half kickoff. Ball goes out of bounds. Penalty. St. Bonaventure starts at 35. Let's see if offense can get going and put together a game-tying drive.

Halftime stats

QB Anthony Wolter is 5 of 10 for 67 yards for Seraphs, who trail 7-0. He's been sacked twice. Koen Glover is 10-48 rushing with a 7-yard catch. Jack Cunningham has three catches for 44 yards. Jaden Few has been the player of the game so far. Four tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery for the junior defense end. Nearly had a TD catch too, but safety made a great pass break-up. Folsom has outgained St. Bonaventure 155-96 and have first-down lead 9-5. Both teams have turned ball over twice. Teams are combined 1 for 4 in red zone.

St. Bonaventure down just 7-0 at the break

HALFTIME: Folsom 7, St. Bonaventure 0. Defense has come up big time and time again to keep Seraphs in it. Two huge fumble recoveries, including one at the goal line. St. Bonaventure misses golden opportunity to tie game at end of half, fumbling at 1-yard line. Seraphs will get ball first to start the second half.

Fumble at 1

And just like that, the chance to tie the game is gone. On third and goal from the Folsom 1, the ball is punched out and recovered by Folsom. It’s the game’s fifth fumble. Four have been recovered. Two at the goal line. 7-0 FHS 0:32 Q2

First and goal

Big run up middle on third and 5 by Koen Glover, first and goal from 7 for St. Bonaventure.

Fumble recovery for Seraphs

On Folsom's first play, Jacob Moraga’s tackle jars the ball loose. Jaden Few, who’s had a monster first half, recovers the ball on the F26 with 2:45 left in half. Big chance for Seraphs.

Seraphs offense struggling

Incomplete pass on third and 7 after two runs. St. Bonaventure has to punt. Folsom gets ball back at own 26. Leading 7-0 with 2:54 left in half.

Defense rises again for Seraphs

Folsom goes three and out with three incompletions. Punts to St. Bonaventure 35. 7-0 FHS 4:46 Q2

Seraphs forced to punt

St. Bonaventure can't take advantage of turnover. St. Bonaventure drives to its 49, but Wolter takes a sack on third and 3 and the Seraphs are forced to punt. Folsom has ball at own 35-yard line with 5:09 left in first half, still leading 7-0.

Seraphs cause huge turnover

Ryder Lyons runs to the goal line, but is hit just as he is going in for a TD. St. Bonaventure's Dylan Dunst recovers fumble in end zone for a touchback. Gets ball at own 20. Still down 7-0. Could be a big break as it appeared Lyons was across goal line before ball came out. Knee may have also been down. But no instant replay in high school football!

Folsom closing in

Folsom gets 11 yards on third-and-12, then barely converts fourth-and-one. First down at St. Bonaventure 15.

Folsom with big conversion

Folsom converts 3rd-and-18 and now at St. Bonaventure 25 after 10-yard run. Leading 7-0 early in second quarter.

Seraphs down 7-0 after 1Q

End of first quarter: Folsom 7, St. Bonaventure 0. Folsom facing third and 18 when second quarter starts.

Missed turnover opportunity

Jaden Few knocks ball out of QB Ryder Lyons' hands, but can't corral the recovery, allowing Folsom to keep the ball and drive alive. A few plays, Few comes in for a sack. He's been all over the place so far for Seraphs.

Drive stalls

St. Bonaventure's first drive on offense had promise, but a penalty and a sack leads to a punt. A blindside block flag blows up the drive. On second down, Wolter is sacked for another big loss and looks to be in pain. He stays up and throws incomplete on third down. SB punts to F12. 7-0 Folsom 3:42 Q1

Seraphs on the move

First look at the St. Bonaventure O against Folsom is promising for the Seraphs. Koen Glover rips off a 12-yard run. Anthony Glover hits Jack Cunningham for gains of 30 and 15 to the F27.

Seraphs D holds

St. Bonaventure comes up big. On third and 8 from the S13, Jaden Few and Dylan Dunst combine on a sack. Folsom go for it on fourth and the incompletion turns ball over on downs.

Seraphs fumble on kickoff return

And trouble for St. Bonaventure. After Folsom TD, St. Bonaventure fumbles on ensuing kickoff return. Folsom recovers on Seraphs 16.

Folsom strikes first

Folsom drives to the St. Bonaventure 25 and gets a monster break on third and 5. Ball squirts out from a receivers hands in the S4. Looks like could have been an incomplete pass; ball came out when he hit the ground. The referees call the reception down at the 4. Seraphs head coach Joe Goyeneche goes wild on the sidelines and calls timeout. Ryder Lyons runs for a 4-yard TD pass on the next play to give Folsom a 7-0 lead with 9:20 left in the first quarter.

Seraphs to kick

Folsom wins the toss and will receive. Star QB Ryder Lyons first up.

Moments away from kickoff

Seraphs getting ready

Pregame reading

It is the Seraphs' third trip to the state championship bowl. As The Star's Joe Curley wrote Thursday, this team has a direct connection to the 2007 and 2008 Division III state championship teams through its coaching staff.

St. Bonaventure has reached the state championship with an unforgettable run that has included a late game-winning interception for a touchdown in the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 semifinals in San Juan Capistrano and a last-minute game-winning field goal in the sectional final at Larrabee Stadium.

Then there was last weekend's miracle in San Diego, when St. Augustine actually lined up in Victory Formation and yet St. Bonaventure turned the game around in the final 8.4 seconds.

St. Bonaventure defensive tackle Matt Perez labeled the Seraphs' ability to snatch victory for the jaws of defeat "snatching souls."

This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: LIVE: St. Bonaventure High football plays for the state championship