Tale of two halves: St. Francis comes out of halftime locker room, scores 27 unanswered to beat St. Ignatius

SAN FRANCISCO — If California high school football was only played for 24 minutes, St. Francis wouldn’t have had a chance.

The Lancers sure are pleased they got 24 more on Friday night. Trailing 13-0 at the half to St. Ignatius in San Francisco, the Lancers overcame minus-9 first-half rushing yards to roar back in the second half and beat the home Wildcats 27-13.

So what exactly did St. Francis coach Greg Calcagno say to his team at halftime?

“We talked about how we had shot ourselves in the foot,” Calcagno said.