Big second half lifts Cathedral Catholic to CIF Open Division football title (by Ken Grosse)

Post date: Nov 22, 2018 7:14:02 AM

Leading, 17-14, at halftime Saturday night in Southwestern College’s Devore Stadium, the Torrey Pines football team was 24 minutes away from winning a CIF Open Division Championship, preserving its perfect record and garnering an invitation to the CIF Southern California Regional Championships.

Unfortunately for the top-seeded Falcons, they were facing an opponent in No. 2 seed Cathedral Catholic that was willing and able to thwart their season-long ambitions. The bigger, deeper and equally-talented Dons completed a comeback from an early 14-point deficit to defeat Torrey Pines, 28-17. They won not only the spoils mentioned above, but bragging rights along the 1.8-mile segment of Del Mar Heights Rd. that separates the two campuses in North County. (more)