That 6-0 start for the Toreadores was so promising, yet a distant memory on a long bus ride home from San Francisco.
Monterey is out of the CCS Division III playoffs, falling to St. Ignatius much like it did in two other losses -- in the fourth quarter after having a first-half lead.
Mental mistakes were costly in both league losses. This time Monterey just got beat by a better team in St. Ignatius, a member of the West Catholic Athletic League.
Oh, Monterey had a chance to potentially force overtime when it drove down to the 13-yard line with roughly a minute left.
And for a split second, it appeared they scored before officials ruled that the receiver did not have possession of the ball in the end zone as he went out of bounds.
A painful way to end the season. Perhaps motivation for next year.
John Devine has been writing about high school sports in Monterey County since, well, practically since he was an athlete at King City in the days just after leather helmets. In PrepNation, John has even more in-depth analysis of the latest results and news he's brought to you in The Herald and in his weekly videos.
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1 comment:
Tough for Monterey to lose that game, but they played to the end against a very good team. SI's record doesn't indicate the strength of that team. Plus SI is very tough at home. The Monterey team should not hold their heads down. That was a gutty performance.
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