De La Salle remains undefeated despite scare from El Cerrito

EL CERRITO — A week following a narrow win over St. Mary’s-Stockton, No. 1 De La Salle afforded itself the luxury of breathing room in a 35-14 win over No. 7 El Cerrito. Head coach Justin Alumbaugh, though, wasn’t exactly singing his team’s praises.

Far from it.

“I don’t like how we’re playing defense,” Alumbaugh said after the program’s first visit to West Contra Costa County since playing at Pinole Valley in 1998.

The De La Salle coach offered praise where he believed praise was due.