Varsity Warriors fall to Del Norte, 29-21; JV wins 34-21

Although Fallbrook High School’s football team closed its regular season with a 29-21 loss November 7 at Del Norte High School, the Warriors still received the fourth seed in the CIF Division III playoffs and will host Granite Hills in tomorrow’s quarterfinal match.

The loss to Del Norte finalized Fallbrook’s regular-season record at 7-3, including a 4-0 Valley League figure which gave the Warriors their first unshared league championship since 2000. Fallbrook earned a first-round playoff bye; fifth-seeded Granite Hills defeated twelfth-seeded Patrick Henry by a 55-28 score in those teams’ Nov...