The La Jolla Country Day School (LJCD) football team heads into this weekend’s CIF playoffs fresh off a 56-35 victory over Tri-City Christian last weekend. LJCD (7-3, 3-1), which finished second in the Pacific League, scored 28 straight points to open up a commanding lead on Homecoming Night. LJCD QB Derek Hatfield finished 15-of-17 for 232 yards with two TDs rushing and one passing, while running back Montell Allen rushed for 187 yards and four TDs on 20 carries. Mike Bailey hauled in a touchdown reception, while Mike Salas, Connor Gerhart, Doug Rogers and Ruben Pena also caught balls. Kees Thompson contributed with an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown. On defense, Allen led the way with 13 tackles, while Bailey, Rogers, Mac Kaland and Indie Lavarais each had six tackles. Junior Togiaso and Mike Salas contributed five tackles. Pena pulled down an interception and Rogers caused a fumble. Kicker Zack Wolfenzon hit 8-of-8 PATs and freshman Sam Ayala had a near-perfect night long-snapping in his first varsity action. LJCD opens CIF play this Friday night when it hosts Mountain Empire at 7 p.m. in a Division V contest. Elsewhere, The Bishop’s School will look to get back on the winning track in the CIF playoffs after dropping a 35-14 decision last weekend to Santa Fe Christian in the regular season finale. Bishop’s QB Joey Moreno was 15-for-25 for 223 yards and two TDs, while safety Mike Jensen had 16 tackles on defense. The Knights are the sixth seed in Division V and open against Julian High School Friday, 7 p.m., at La Jolla High School. “I think we can make a run in the playoffs,” Bishop’s head coach Mike David commented. “We have shown we can play with anybody in our division.” Finally, University City High dropped its ninth straight game of the season with a 47-14 loss to Mission Bay High. Kevin Kennedy scored on a pair of touchdown runs for the Centurions.