SAN FRANCISCO — A polite handshake line gave way to a postgame prayer at midfield. Then the celebration began.

“Eight years of frustration,” Danny Sullivan smiled, the first words out of the coach’s mouth after breaking away from his team’s hooting and hollering on the visitor’s sideline. For the first time under his watch, Archbishop Mitty toppled WCAL rival St. Ignatius on Friday night.

It wasn’t even as close as the 37-23 final score would indicate.

The Monarchs (3-1, 1-0) got 234 yards on the ground from senior Lazaro Faraj-Washington, forced a trio of turnovers and held the Wildcats without a first down for the majority of the game. The margin reached 37-7 with 8:31 to play before Sullivan brought in the second stringers.

Mitty hadn’t beaten St. Ignatius since 2016, two years befo

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