Titans Clinch at Least a Tie for Palomar League Title

Sharing is something we all learn to do as toddlers, but there's something the Poway High football team would rather not let anyone else have a piece of, namely the Palomar League title.

The unbeaten Titans clinched at least a tie for the crown by stopping Torrey Pines 28-9 on a wet and chilly night in Del Mar Heights. Poway's defense recorded 10 sacks and did not allow the Falcons to complete any of the four passes they did get off.

Running back Ryan Moreno rushed for just over 100 yards and three touchdowns for the Titans (8-0-1, 3-0), who can claim the Palomar title outright by beating Rancho Bernardo (5-4, 2-1) on Thursday.

Alec Moreno, Brian Guendling, Max Michaels and Jordan Lansberry each had a pair of sacks for the No. 2-ranked Titans. Quarterback Gabriel Isaak completed four of nine passes for 48 yards before Poway stayed exclusively with its running game in the second half on a tough night for passing.

Andrew Fargo ran 64 yards down the left sideline three minutes into the game to put Torrey Pines (4-5, 2-2) ahead, and after Moreno brought Poway even with a 5-yard scoring run, a bad snap resulted in a safety to give the Falcons a 9-7 lead through one period.

Moreno and Conor Flanagan each had a 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and Poway finished off the scoring on a 5-yard Moreno run with just over a minute left to play in the game after stopping Torrey Pines on downs.

"We've got a piece of the league championship, but we want it all to ourselves," Poway coach Damian Gonzalez emphasized to his team in the post-game gathering on the field. By the players' response, sharing won't be an option this time.