DeSales captured their second straight CCL title after their 20-14 win over Bishop Hartley and finished 10-0. Jared Van Guilder ran for 133 yards on 19 carries and scored two touchdowns as the Stallions won their 24th game in a row. Van Guilder’s first score capped-off a 16-play, 82-yard drive in the 2nd quarter and after a missed extra point it was 6-0 DeSales. John Crabtree, who recorded 21 tackles on defense, added a 1-yard touchdown run in the 3rd quarter, followed by the second score by Van Guilder in the final period. The Stallions, the defending Division-III State Champions, finished the season ranked 3rd in the state in final AP Class AA Poll, but only finished 5th in the Division-II Region 7 computer polls. In 1986, only the top four teams in each of the four regions qualified for the playoffs.
