Cathedral Catholic Takes SCIRF Title Over LCC
Cathedral Catholic Takes SCIRF Title Over LCC
Cathedral Catholic has won the SCIRF league, defeating La Costa Canyon in Friday night's final in San Diego.
The Dons took the game 28-17—LCC competed well and made Cathedral work for it.
It was Senior Night for Cathedral which provided a little extra emotion.
"Our seniors rose to the occasion," said Cathedral Head Coach Matt Hawkins. "It was a battle against a determined LCC team looking to finish their season with a statement performance."
And certainly LCC has been improving through the season.
The sive seniors Ethan Bartholow, Brendan Meiner, Romeo ‘Tama’ Mageo, Finn Kenney, and Spencer Huntley all led by example.
It wasn't just that they played well, said Hawkins, it was also "in their unwavering commitment to setting the standard for the entire team. In a hard-fought contest, these five seniors delivered when it mattered most, showcasing their leadership, resilience, and determination against a relentless LCC squad."
Cathedral was able to hold their lead throughout the game, but missing a couple of kicks didn't help them shake LCC loose. The Mavericks worked hard and battled for everything, which made the Dons work for the full 70.
It was an impressive showing from both teams and a good ending to the SCIRF season.
While many of the players now look ahead to the SoCal club season, there remains talk about how the school season can be unified in the future.
The move to get California Interscholastic Federation recognition (which is what the SCIRF league has been trying to do by example) could gain some legs. If that happens, we could well see SoCal's school league and also some of those multi-school teams which use school names to come into a unified league. If Cathedral Catholic, Torrey Pines, LCC, Loyola, Orange Lutheran, San Clemente, and Oceanside could all play on one school league together, you could be looking at the best school league in the nation.
