Look: De La Salle's Drew Cunningham, Justin Alumbaugh talk about big win over Folsom

The Spartans are nearly giddy after an old-school 14-7 win over their new Northern California rival

Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports | Sep 23, 2023

FOLSOM, CALIFORNIA — There was no disguising the joy and pride De La Salle football coach Justin Alumbaugh and two-way standout Drew Cunningham after the Spartans' 14-7 win at Folsom.

The game pitted two of the top teams in California — Folsom entered No. 15 in the SBLive California rankings and De La Salle was No. 24 — and the the Spartans' ball-control offense and defense was at the forefront of the victory.

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Cunningham, a vivacious, earnest and clear 6-foot-4, 225-pound senior, spoke to his team's mindset to carry out the game plan. Alumbaugh talked about DLS' change over the last three weeks after opening the season with two defeats, its special teams, defense and the play and leadership of Cunningham, calling him a true "Spartan."

Published Sep 23, 2023

MITCH STEPHENS, SBLIVE SPORTS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.