Dale quarterbacks Cathedral to CIF championship

On school days 11th-grader Clayton Dale travels between his home in Fallbrook and Cathedral Catholic High School in the Del Mar Heights area of the City of San Diego. On Dec. 2 Dale was at Qualcomm Stadium in the Mission Valley section of San Diego and quarterbacked Cathedral’s football team to the CIF Division I championship.

Dale completed eight of 20 passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns. His final pass, which was also Cathedral’s final offensive play of the game, was a five-yard touchdown throw to Joshua Gizzi during the second overtime. Jack Onstott’s 94-yard interception return in the t...