GRR: Torrey Pines
Torrey Pines defeated Carlsbad in the meeting last year’s SoCal single-school champion and last year’s SoCal multi-school champions.
Played as a curtain-raiser for the game between UCLA and Stanford, the game was a contrast in styles; Carlsbad used its size and power, and Torrey Pines looked to go wide and kick to space to use their speed.
De La Salle put an emphatic finish on the California school competition with a 52-24 defeat of Torrey Pines in the final held at the Saint Mary's College stadium.
Jesuit of Sacramento took 3rd, holding off a determined Long Beach Poly 28-22.
Torrey Pines held off Long Beach Poly 31-26 in a dramatic and intense SoCal school final.
Both teams will move on to the All-California finals against De La Salle and Jesuit in Northern California.
Torrey Pines takes on Long Beach Poly Saturday in the Southern California D1 school final, and it's certainly a study in contrasts.
Torrey Pines remains undefeated in Southern California after a fairly convincing 41-14 defeat of Long Beach Poly.