By Jared Garcia–
The Rancho Bernardo Broncos traveled to Carlsbad, fresh off their first loss of the season at the hands of La Costa Canyon. Carlsbad, looking for the upset, started off sluggish but rebounded quickly. The Broncos were rolling on offense early and never looked back. Junior quarterback Mark Salazar threw for 167 yards with 3 total touchdowns. Standout running back Milan Grice finished the game with 164 total yards and a touchdown.
At the end of the first half, Carlsbad quarterback Shea Morales threw a desperation pass 56 yards deep into the end zone and cornerback Jeff Molino got a hand on it, but Carlsbad’s Ramon Sanchez came out of nowhere and snatched it for the TD to cut the deficit down to 21-17. Morales threw for a season high 247 yards while wide receiver Matt Spiering hauled in 5 catches for 135 yards. The Broncos pulled ahead when Salazar scored on the QB sneak with 8:07 left in the fourth quarter. Carlsbad immediately answered back as Morales found Kellen Peet in the back of the end zone to make the contest 35-27 with 3:37 left in the game. The Lancers got a much needed stop on defense, but the offense couldn’t get anything going as time expired. The Broncos (4-1) travel to face the undefeated Westview Wolverines next week as the Carlsbad Lancers host the Torrey Pines Falcons.