CHULA VISTA — Going into the last week of October, Christian High School’s football team was not in a good place.

The Patriots were sitting at 0-4 in the Eastern League and had lost seven of their last eight games. But Christian managed to win its final league game against San Diego High and qualified for the CIF San Diego Section Division 3 playoffs.

Since then, the Patriots have been unbeatable.

Christian capped a four-game run through the playoffs by defeating Central Union, 28-14, in the Division 3 championship game Saturday at Southwestern College’s DeVore Stadium. Junior quarterback Kaleb Runkle passed for 280 yards and four touchdown passes as the Patriots elevated their season record to 7-7. They’ll take a five-game win streak into the Southern California Regional playoffs.

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