HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL / SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES : 2-A DIVISION : Torrey Pines vs. El Camino, 7 p.m.

El Camino (13-1) has been hinting that it might not be quite good enough to win a fourth consecutive San Diego Section Division 2-A title. The Wildcats have done just enough to get by the past two weeks, beating Kearny, 24-14, and Carlsbad, 14-7. Herb Meyer-coached teams don’t normally just get by in the playoffs, they dominate.

El Camino will have to do more against Torrey Pines (11-2), a team that embarrassed the Wildcats 22-3 earlier this season and exposed some glaring weaknesses on El Camino’s defensive front seven. The Falcons ran a sweep that the Wildcats’ defense never adjusted to all night. Kevin Winters was the beneficiary, running for 211 yards on only nine carries. “It was even worse than when I looked at the film the first time,” El Camino defensive coordinator Bill Kovacevich said. “We just stood around and didn’t react to anything.”

Kovacevich probably will move his two best defenders, cornerbacks Bryant Westbrook and Mike Booker, up on the line of scrimmage and dare Torrey Pines quarterback Ryan Lynch to throw. Lynch completed only one pass in the first meeting, but it went for 35 yards. Torrey Pines has been throwing more of late and if it has to pass, look for backup Gavin Hamels to spell to Lynch.

But unless El Camino can shut down Winters, Joel Brown and Josh Stern, Torrey Pines Coach Ed Burke might keep it on the ground all night. Also expect to see Burke run some option, an offense that El Camino had problems stopping against Carlsbad in the semifinals.

El Camino will need a steady performance from junior quarterback Trey Crayton (73 for 127, 1041 yards, 12 touchdowns, seven interceptions) who has been making the big play lately but also has stopped drives with mental lapses. If Crayton can complete an occasional pass and running backs Westbrook (551 yards and seven touchdowns) and Mike Flanagan (1,019 yards on 150 rushes) can hold onto the ball, El Camino should be able to control the ball. Westbrook fumbled three times last week and Flanagan coughed it up once.

So instead of the usual title-game scenario, “El Camino must be at its worst if it’s going to lose,” the opposite probably holds true tonight.

Even Meyer acknowledged this week that “We’re not as good a football team as Torrey Pines. We’re sporadic and inconsistent.”

The Wildcats can’t afford to be tonight if they are to have a chance.