De La Salle’s Jaden Jefferson, California’s high school state record-holder in the 100-meter dash, brought the electricity to the football field Thursday night.

Catch, pause, run, touchdown.

That’s what Jefferson did to get things started as the senior caught the opening kickoff at the 1-yard line, paused to make sure he wasn’t in the end zone for a touchback, then took off running down the sideline.

Nobody was going to catch the North Carolina commit.

Jefferson’s 99-yard kickoff return set the tone for the game as De La Salle, the Bay Area News Group’s top-ranked team, built a 24-point halftime cushion on its way to a 52-14 victory at home over No. 11 California.

De La Salle improved to 9-0. California is 7-2.

Jefferson also reached the end zone on an 85-yard reception to make it 14

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