For an encore, the St. Joseph Academy football team delivered an award-winning performance.

St. Joseph won its first-ever CIF championship in football last year, and the San Marcos-based school followed up by claiming its second straight San Diego Section title on Saturday.

The Crusaders achieved the feat by rolling to a 68-13 triumph over Borrego Springs in the Division 6 final for 8-man teams.

Senior running back Asher Larkin showed the way in the contest at Escondido High’s Wilson Stadium, rushing for 239 yards and five touchdowns on just 11 carries.

“The brotherhood we have here at St. Joseph Academy is incredible, and I’m just honored to be a part of it,” said Larkin, who amassed 221 yards in the first half alone and had just one carry in the second half, an 18-yard scoring run on

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