Point Loma High School\u2019s (PLHS) football team earned a first-round bye and a home game in CIF Division III playoffs. But don\u2019t look for a game Friday, Nov. 27 at Bennie Edens Field. \u00a0Because 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. \u00a0All CIF playoff games \u2014 with the exception of final round games at Qualcomm Stadium next month \u2014 are played at night. \u00a0The 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. \u00a0The Matadors lost by a touchdown to Valhalla (36-29) and currently own a three-game winning streak. \u00a0The 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. \u00a0During the recently completed season, the Pointers amassed 890 yards through the air, split between quarterbacks Keegan Fitzgerald and Sean McKaveny. \u00a0Davis Callejon (20 receptions) and Jordan Sparkman (15) were most frequently targeted. \u00a0On the ground, Leslie Rogers, who played in only half of the team\u2019s games because of injury, led the team with 459 yards. The team\u2019s total of 2,069 yards was split between a number of talented running backs. \u00a0Defensively, 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. \u00a0Hayward (8) and Mike Montesano (5.5) followed Joyner in sacks. \u00a0The 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\u00a0neighbors living near the campus.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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