Crenshaw ends Birmingham's City streak, reaches Open Division final

The streak is over.

- BY STEVE GALLUZZO

JOSHUA JONES lunges across the goal line over two Birmingham defenders for Crenshaw's first touchdown.

(STEVE GALLUZZO For The Times)

Crenshaw relied on tenacious defense and an efficient passing attack to end Birmingham’s 55-game winning streak against City Section teams and earn a spot in next week’s Open Division championship game with its gritty 12-7 semifinal victory Friday night in Lake Balboa.

"It’s all about heart ... I thank my O-line and my defense — they dominated,” said junior quarterback Danniel Flowers, who played with a fiberglass cast on his left hand to protect a broken wrist he suffered Oct. 10 in a 32-0 shutout of Washington Prep. “We came in here with a lot of confidence and all I did was read the zone and throw it right behind where the defender left.”