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CIF state football: Cathedral Catholic captures Division II title

Damian Calhoun, OCVarsity.com since 2004 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:46:23 +0000

Running back Tyler Gaffney rushed for 329 yards and scored five touchdowns to lead Cathedral Catholic of San Diego to a 37-34 victory over St. Mary's of Stockton in the CIF State Division II championship game.

Gaffney scored two touchdowns in a wild fourth quarter, including the winner, a 51-yard run with 4:45 to go.

Gaffney's rushing yards and touchdowns are new state championship game records. His five touchdowns eclipsed the previous record of four set Friday night by St. Margaret's running back Johnny Murayama.

De La Salle mismanges final drive?

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:41:21 +0000

On De La Salle's final drive of its Division I football bowl game against Centennial Corona on Friday night, the Spartans trailed, 21-14, with about three minutes left when they faced a second-and-short at about the Huskies' 35. So what does the juggernaut from Concord do?

They Spartans try to get tricky.

They opt for play-action and their QB slips down for about a 5 yard loss. Next thing you know, that down and distances is much harder and a promising and potential game-tying drive stalls.

DLS should have run the ball on second-and-short. A QB sneak would have been fine or its best play for a back. The Spartans were in four-down territory, and I think they could have run for the first down on a second, third or fourth and short. Centennial's defense actually looked a little worn down.

A do-able conversion for a first down was in sight but De La Salle outsmarted itself and made bthe challenge harder than it needed to be. Centennial held on for a 21-16 victory at The Home Depot Center.

Nice night for the Southern Section. Huskies and Tartans both won. Corona coach Matt Logan also is a former assistant in the county.

Where? When? State bowl games schedule

Damian Calhoun, OCVarsity.com since 2004 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:00:02 +0000

Here is the schedule for the state bowl games:

(Editor's note: The CIF will select the teams that will play in the state bowl games on Sunday. OCVarsity.com will have a complete story on the bowl game pairings on Sunday afternoon.)

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES SCHEDULE
All games at the Home Depot Center, Carson

Friday, Dec. 19
Small School Division, 4:30 p.m.
Division I, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20
Division III, noon
Division II, 4 p.m.
Division I, 8 p.m.