St. Ignatius, Sacred Hearth Cathedral clash at midfield after Bruce-Mahoney game

SAN FRANCISCO A Bruce-Mahoney tournament that began with the annual reminder of sportsmanlike conduct ended with the players and coaches from both teams needing to be separated by school administrators after coming face-to-face at midfield St Ignatius controlled the championship just as it has the rivalry that dates back beyond and Wildcats players needed to celebrate their - win with a photo on the field They shook hands with their foes from Sacred Heart Cathedral rushed back to their sideline and then toward midfield That s when the Fightin Irish took exception While St Ignatius coach JuJuan Lawson reported the postgame photo on the field is a tradition for the winning band his counterpart on the Sacred Heart Cathedral sideline Antoine Evans commented the way they went about it was totally unprofessional Particular bickering happened specific argument happened they declared selected stuff we commented particular stuff Lawson commented It s a rivalry for a reason Historically the rivalry has been one-sided with St Ignatius claiming of matchups since and more than two-thirds of their total meetings If there was ever a time for Sacred Heart Cathedral to steal one it was this year with both teams entering the final week of the regular season - in West Catholic Athletic League play St Ignatius quarterback Caedon Afsharipour throws a -yard pass to Zui Shelton in the th quarter against Sacred Heart Cathedral Friday Nov during the annual Bruce-Mahoney battle at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco Calif Karl Mondon for the Bay Area News Group St Ignatius however opened a - lead by halftime and didn t let the Irish get within a amount after senior quarterback Caedon Afsharipour put them up - late in the first quarter with his first of two eventual touchdown passes Afsharipour checked down to his running back junior Luke Tribolet who streaked down the sideline yards into the end zone with to play in the opening quarter Afsharipour added a -yard touchdown heave on third-and- to senior receiver Zui Shelton who got free behind the defense and was waiting for the deep ball when it arrived near the goal line The quarterback finished with yards through the air and used his legs to pick up a pair of first downs He s worked a long hard road to get to this moment Lawson reported of his quarterback who he has coached since he was years old Afsharipour however only transferred back into the operation this year from Marin Catholic and spent the first half of the season dealing with injuries I mean it s an awesome win explained Afsharipour who wasn t sacked once The dudes did an awesome job preparing tonight We re not looking for this to be the highlight though We want to keep going But this one is totally sweet The highlight of Afsharipour s night didn t involve any pass that left his hands but rather the one that he hauled in adding a third touchdown to his stat line to go up - early in the third quarter With the ball at the -yard line Lawson dialed up a trick play the unit had been practicing since July Its name CMC Lawson revealed For Christian McCaffrey Afsharipour handed the ball off for what looked to be a sweep but he took off for the end zone and the running back pitched the ball back to senior receiver Jake Batchelder who threw a strike to Afsharipour past the pylons I didn t think I would ever do that I couldn t believe I even made it to the pylon Afsharipour announced Jake threw me an awesome ball I get the touchdown but there are so multiple guys that make that play happen St Ignatius' Luke Tribolet races toward the end zone for a -yard touchdown against Sacred Heart Cathedral in the first half of the annual Bruce-Mahoney tournament Friday Nov at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco Calif Karl Mondon for the Bay Area News Group Defensively St Ignatius allowed SHC s senior running back Legend Williams to break off a first-down run for yards on his first handoff of the night then contained him to nothing but incremental gains until time was already winding down Williams who needed yards to reach for the season finished with The Wildcats also forced two interceptions from senior quarterback Michael Sargent both into the hands of senior Ty Hicks Related Articles High school football Friday s Week scores Saturday s schedule De La Salle overpowers Clayton Valley completes - regular season Prep spotlight Mitty St Francis to play for CCS Open volleyball title In Skull Tournament Half Moon Bay s Paxton Holden leads rout of Terra Nova Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week Ashish Naveen Dougherty Valley You change the look consistently and you do it well it makes for a hard day for him That s all we were hoping for Lawson declared of Sargent who completed of passes on SHC s opening drive of the second half to cut the deficit to - You re not going to stop him you only hope to slow him down He s a great contestant at the end of the day Sacred Heart Cathedral was ranked higher in the Bay Area News Group s latest poll and was favored by HSRatings com When it comes to the Bruce-Mahoney matchup however we know you throw the records out the window Evans commented In this meeting anything happens As a coach you try to approach this meeting even-keeled and try to get your guys to stay focused We made particular key mistakes they made specific big plays and you see the aftermath I informed my guys it s tough But we can t let this define us We ve got to move forward We ve got a competition next week St Ignatius' Charlie Ball sacks Sacred Heart Cathedral quarterback Michael Sargent Friday Nov during the annual Bruce-Mahoney event at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco Calif Karl Mondon for the Bay Area News Group St Ignatius quarterback Caedon Afsharipour throws a -yard touchdown pass to Zui Shelton in the nd quarter against Sacred Heart Cathedral during the annual Bruce-Mahoney meeting at Kezar Stadium Friday Nov Friday Nov in San Francisco Calif Karl Mondon for the Bay Area News Group St Ignatius' Zui Shelton catches a -yard pass in the th quarter against Sacred Heart Cathedral's Isaiah Glover Friday Nov during the annual Bruce-Mahoney match at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco Calif Karl Mondon for the Bay Area News Group Players from St Ignatius and Sacred Heart Cathedral jaw on the field after a - win for the Wildcats Friday Nov during the annual Bruce-Mahoney championship at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco Calif Karl Mondon for the Bay Area News Group