Sean Sovacool intently watched film of last week’s game between Mount Miguel High School and San Marcos.

“What stood out was San Marcos turned the ball over five times and still had a chance to win,” said Sovacool, the La Costa Canyon coach. “So I figured if we held onto the ball, we’d have a chance.”

La Costa Canyon, ranked No. 5 in the county, more than hung onto the ball. The Mavericks (2-0) scored on their first seven possessions and beat No. 7 Mount Miguel (1-1) 45-13 on the road.

“The kids didn’t care about the hype,” Sovacool said. “We out-teamed them. We played 65 kids. We have 230 players in the program at three levels. Our kids care and losing wasn’t an option.

“This team is built differently than others I’ve had, so I’m not surprised we won.”

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