CIF Open state championship game 2024: How De La Salle can stay competitive with Mater Dei

De La Salle has been – undoubtedly, undeniably, inarguably – the best team in Northern California this season. 

It has a defense that features future Division I college players on the line and secondary and an explosive offense that runs the split-back veer at a level that harkens back to the legendary teams of the 1990s and 2000s. 

The Spartans vanquished every other elite program in the region en route to an unblemished 12-0 record. 

And yet, even one of the best De La Salle...