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‘Crazy Journey’ Results in Southern Section Title for Ceron, La Serna

“It’s been a crazy journey, to say the least,” an emotional Ceron told reporters following the win. “All I can say is that was God. Honest truth, it was God.”
‘Crazy Journey’ Results in Southern Section Title for Ceron, La Serna
La Serna High School wins CIF Southern Section football championship over Corona Del Mar in Whittier, Calif., on Nov. 24, 2023. Arnold Leos Graphics
Dan Wood
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The dream was right there in front of La Serna High School senior quarterback C.J. Ceron all along. It just seemed to be growing more and more distant.

Ten years after his older brother, Tony, played a key role in helping the Whittier, California school win a CIF Southern Section football championship, Ceron steered the Lancers to a 49–29 victory over Corona del Mar of Newport Beach in this season’s Southern Section Division 4 title game.

Dan Wood
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Dan Wood is a community sports reporter based in Orange County, California. He has covered sports professionally for some 43 years, spending nearly three decades in the newspaper industry and 14 years in radio. He is an avid music fan, with a strong lean toward country and classic rock.
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