Santa Ynez ran into a physical Elsinore football team and suffered a 37-10 loss in a CIF-SS Division 8 first-round game on Friday night in Wildomar in Riverside County.

“They wore us down in the second half,” said Santa Ynez coach Josh McClurg.

Elsinore held the Pirates to 170 yards of offense. Junior quarterback Luke Gildred was the leading rusher with 71 yards. Their only touchdown was a 21-yard pass from Gildred to Cash McClurg.

Kicker Leonel Valencia booted a 27-yard field goal, tying the school record for the most field goals in a career with 10.

“We battled and never gave up,” said McClurg. “Super proud of this group.”

Santa Ynez finished the year at 8-3.

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