The Knights’ reward: a date next Saturday night at Southwestern College to face Granite Hills for the Division 1 title
San Marcos High School’s, Kreet Makihele avoids a tackle during Friday’s CIF San Diego Section Division 1 semifinal game between El Camino High and San Marcos High in San Marcos, CA. SAN MARCOS — San Marcos High School has been playing varsity football for 63 years. Not once have the Knights won an outright section football championship. In 1987, San Marcos shared the 2A title after tying San Pasqual in the championship game.
“It’s unbelievable,” Knights linebacker Koaia Sonognini said amidst bedlam as fans flooded the field. “We have the most wins ever in a San Marcos season. The place is going crazy. We want to give our best and win a championship.” “It looked a little dreary after that first drive,” said San Marcos coach Tom Carroll. “But then the kids adjusted. After that first drive they were like, ‘OK, that’s what it’s gonna take.’”
“We practiced hard all week and came out to play,” said Sonognini. “We hyped everyone up. We wanted it. We wanted it real bad.” The Knights made it 21-7 late in the third quarter on a 3-yard run by Brady Pohl, then 28-7 on a 4-yard run by C.J. Williams. The TD drives were set up by Makihele darts. He was 4-for-5 on the two drives for 93 yards. He finished the game 11-of-21 for 202 yards and two TDs. He has now thrown 42 touchdowns on the season; he has been intercepted just six times.“The kid’s special,” Carroll said of his junior quarterback, who might be all of 5-10, despite his 6-foot listing.
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