Heine, Torrey Pines storm past LCC; CIF football playoffs loom (by Ken Grosse)

Post date: Nov 1, 2018 2:54:54 PM

The No. 1-ranked Torrey Pines football team clinched the 2018 Avocado West League crown and completed an undefeated regular season with a 38-0 shellacking of No. 7 host La Costa Canyon Friday night, Oct. 26. The victory, in front of a packed house, lifted the Falcons to 9-0, sealed the No. 1 seed in the upcoming CIF Open Division Playoffs and gave them possession of the Beach Bowl surfboard, awarded to the winner of this spirited local rivalry.

For the eighth consecutive year, the two schools have exchanged the bragging rights associated with winning the contest (LCC captured last year’s meeting, 27-21. In analyzing the one-sided affair, Head Coach Ron Gladnick was effusive in his praise of the effort he saw from the Falcons.

“Tonight is a testament to the character of our football players,” he said. “We just have amazingly high character kids who work 12 months a year to be in position to win football games when it matters most.” (more)