Capistrano Valley surges in second half, returns to CIF-SS semifinals

LA VERNE — Capistrano Valley turned a close game at halftime into a rout with 21 points in the first three minutes of the third quarter and went on to defeat Damien, 34-7, in Friday’s CIF-SS Division 4 football quarterfinals.
Capistrano Valley (12-0), the top seed in Division 4, advances to the semifinals for the second straight year after reaching the Division 5 title game a year ago. The Cougars will be home against Downey on Friday, Nov. 24.
Damien (7-5), hoping to reach its