IRVINE — Crean Lutheran seemed to be in a favorable spot when it took an 11-point lead with just under two minutes remaining in the first half on Friday night against visiting Leuzinger.

The Olympians were just getting warmed up, however.

Leuzinger answered back by scoring the final 28 points in the 34-17 victory in the CIF-SS Division 2 first-round game, sending Crean Lutheran home with its first loss of the season.

Leuzinger (9-1) will host Chaparral in the second round.

“Division 2 is no joke,” Leuzinger coach Jason Miller said. “That’s a team that was undefeated. Now they’re defeated, and it’s all due to tremendous effort by our players and coaches.”

Crean Lutheran (10-1) took a 17-6 lead when Caleb Bey scored on an 18-yard touchdown run with 1:44 left in the first half, slicing t

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