IRVINE — Portola got pounded in its first game last season, then went on to win its first CIF Southern Section football title.

Well, so far, so good.

The Bulldogs took it on the chin again, falling for the second opener in a row to Long Beach Wilson, 35-0, in a game that featured teams that reached their respective Southern Section finals.

Portola went on to win a championship last season, while Wilson went on to lose. But the Bruins looked good on Friday at Portola High.

Kori Scott rushed 21 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bruins, but it was a 52-yard interception return by Jemel Grigsby that made it 14-0 at 10 minutes 5 seconds of the second quarter that was the game’s biggest play.

“The opportunity presented itself and I took it,” said Grigsby, who caught a ball

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