Point Loma High School’s (PLHS) football team earned a first-round bye and a home game in CIF Division III playoffs. But don’t look for a game Friday, Nov. 27 at Bennie Edens Field. Because there are no permanent stadium lights at PLHS, the 7-3 Pointers, seeded No. 3, will play host instead at Mesa College, 5.5 miles from their Peninsula campus in a 7 p.m. quarterfinal kickoff. All CIF playoff games — with the exception of final round games at Qualcomm Stadium next month — are played at night. The Dogs, who finished in second place (3-1) in the Western League behind undefeated Mission Bay, will meet 8-2-1 Mt. Miguel, which was also a second-place finisher at 3-1-1 in the Grossmont South League behind undefeated Valhalla. The Matadors lost by a touchdown to Valhalla (36-29) and currently own a three-game winning streak. The Pointers enter the match sporting a four-game winning streak themselves. They have also benefited from a week off,while the Matadors were busy defeating Hoover High last week 45-14. During the recently completed season, the Pointers amassed 890 yards through the air, split between quarterbacks Keegan Fitzgerald and Sean McKaveny. Davis Callejon (20 receptions) and Jordan Sparkman (15) were most frequently targeted. On the ground, Leslie Rogers, who played in only half of the team’s games because of injury, led the team with 459 yards. The team’s total of 2,069 yards was split between a number of talented running backs. Defensively, Anthony Joyner was top Dog in tackles (82) and sacks (11.5). Curtis Deitz, Sean Stepina and Christian Hayward each recorded more than 40 tackles. Hayward (8) and Mike Montesano (5.5) followed Joyner in sacks. The San Diego Unified School District plans to install stadium lighting at Point Loma, which will soon celebrate its 85th year. The plan, however, has drawn strong opposition from some neighbors living near the campus.
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