Torrey Pines, La Costa gear up for Friday grid clash (by Ken Grosse)

Post date: Oct 24, 2018 4:35:32 AM

If you’re going to turn off the television, get off your couch and check out some high school football on a Friday night, this is the week to do it on the North Coast. At 7 p.m., this Friday, No. 7-ranked La Costa Canyon (6-2) hosts undefeated and top-ranked Torrey Pines (8-0). As far as prep rivalries go, it doesn’t get much better than this.

Located just 14 miles apart, both boast prominent comprehensive athletic programs with typically strong football teams. Both are well-coached, hard-working outfits that leave all they’ve got out on the field. Torrey Pines features the run-oriented wing-T offense while LCC counters with a more balanced run-pass offensive approach. Both have bruising, take-no-prisoners-type of defenses. But, as in most rivalries of this sort—the records, statistics and style points don’t mean all that much. (more)