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SANTEE — West Hills High School’s defense limited Rancho Buena Vista High School to just 16 offensive yards in the first half en route to a 24-14 win in the opening round of CIF San Diego Section Division 4 football playoffs.
The Wolf Pack (8-5) scored touchdowns on three of four possessions and held Rancho Buena Vista to just one first down in the opening half as they jumped out to a 21-0 lead at halftime.
“I think that first half was probably the best half that we played this season and we’d kind of been waiting for that one,” coach Casey Ash said. “It was a good time to have it. They’re a really good team.”
Marcus Leath ran for a 23-yard touchdown to begin the scoring just 4:04 into the game on an 80-yard opening drive.
Evan Dorris ran the final two yards of a 71-yard drive, and Evin Dill ran for 13 yards on a 50-yard drive in the second quarter.
The Longhorns (5-6) had a couple of bad snaps that put them in a hole on their first drive and went for long pass plays that were either overthrown or blocked by West Hills defenders.
“We’d have trouble getting going,” coach Terrence McKinney said. “We started off playing from behind already.”
While the defe...