Point Loma coach, player receive local awards
Dante Ulanday - News Moderator 
POINT LOMA – After an extraordinary season, Point Loma High’s head football coach and one of his players have been honored by professional sports organizations and local news media.
Ryan Price, in his second year at the helm of the Pointer program, was recognized by both the Los Angeles Chargers and the KUSI Prep Pigskin Report as the prep “Coach of the Year” for the San Diego Section of CIF. Price guided his team to an unbeaten 11-0 regular season, the first in 20 years for the Pointers.
After an opening round 41-7 blowout win over Mater Dei Catholic in the CIF Div. I playoffs, the No. 5-seeded Pointers finally tasted defeat in a 24-14 loss to No. 4 seed San Marcos.
The Pointers finished as the No. 8-ranked team in the CIF San Diego Section.
On offense, the Pointers used two quarterbacks to finish with 2,483 yards through the air, uncommon for many prep programs, including the Pointers. The team tacked on another 960 yards on the ground for a total offense of 3,423 yards, an average of 285.25 yards per game.
But it was the Pointers’ defense, overseen by Price, that raised eyebrows of fans and opponents alike. Over the 12-game season, the Pointers yielded only 111 points in 12 games, a remarkable 9.25 points per game average. Ironically, 50 of those came in two games against San Diego and Madison. Remove those, and the average drops to 6.1 per game.
In two seasons at PLHS, Price has posted a record of 17-7.
On the Pointers roster, no other player drew the attention of fans and opposing coaches than wide receiver/defensive back Romeo Carter.
An early commit to Boise State University, Carter rarely came off the field, creating opportunities on both offense and defense for the Pointers. For his efforts, Carter was named “Best Two-Way Player” by KUSI.
On offense, Carter caught 67 footballs covering 1,065 yards, averaging nearly 16 catches and 89 yards per game. He caught more than half (19) of the team’s 34 touchdown passes, the longest being 77 yards.
Defensively, Carter was credited with 28 tackles and four assists as opponents ran the ball away from him. Additionally, he intercepted four passes, returning them 135 yards.
Undoubtedly, many more Pointer football players will be honored when all-league teams and all-CIF teams are announced, along with athletes in other fall sports.
