Needing a win at home in their season finale to secure the Pacific League football title, the La Jolla Country Day (LJCD) School Torreys did that and then some last Friday night. LJCD (9-1, 7-0) rolled to a 28-0 victory over Army and Navy to dethrone the former champs, with senior Montell Allen a force on both sides of the ball. Allen carried the ball 14 times for 172 yards, including a 40-yard third quarter TD run. On defense, Allen made 10 tackles at linebacker. Fellow inside linebacker Mical Bailey did more than his part to make it a long night for the Warriors, compiling a season-high 17 tackles. QB Ruben Pena was 5-of-12 passing for 52 yards, while gaining 45 yards on the ground, including a 15-yard TD run. RB Frankie Brown made the most of two carries, gaining 94 yards, including a 7-yard TD scamper. On defense, Indie Lavarias and Blake Mohseni led the way with eight tackles each. LJCD earned the fourth seed in the CIF Division V playoffs and will have a first-round bye. LJCD will host the winner of this weekend’s Tri-City Christian/San Diego Jewish Academy game on Friday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. Elsewhere, La Jolla High will open playoff action this Friday night (6 p.m.) at home versus Palo Verde High in Division IV action. “We seem to be improving, and we are excited about getting this opportunity to participate in post-season play,” La Jolla High head coach Rey Hernandez said. In other action, The Bishop’s School ended regular season play with a 40-15 loss to Santa Fe Christian last weekend. Bishop’s (6-4) got touchdowns on the ground from Alec Fisher (five yards) and Hector Eribez (one yard) for its only scores. Bishop’s has a bye in the first round of the Division V playoffs and will next be in action Thanksgiving weekend.
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