H.S. Football: Diablos Rout Tritons
Three second-quarter interceptions by Mission Viejo in a span of four minutes ended San Clemente High School's hopes of scoring a huge upset of league-leading Mission Viejo High School Friday night, and the Diablos scored an impressive 55-7 rout at San Clemente. The Diablos remain perfect on the season (9-0, 4-0), while the Tritons fell to 5-4 overall, 2-2 in league.
San Clemente only trailed 7-0 after the first quarter, and following a muffed 2-yard punt by Mission Viejo, looked to be in great position at midfield to equalize. But quarterback Chase Rettig's third-down pass was picked off by Jake Marshall, and two minutes later the Diablos scored to extend to 14-0. Less than a minute later, Marshall stepped in front of a Rettig pass and ran it back for a 27-yard TD putting Mission Viejo up 21-0. Rettig was then picked off again less than a minute later at the SC 41-yard line, and on the very next play, Marshall ran a halfback option and lofted a long, 41-yard scoring pass into the endzone with 4:26 to play for a 28-0 lead. Another Diablos TD with 14 seconds left in the half made it 35-0.
San Clemente's lone highlight of the evening came late in the third quarter, when Rettig and wideout Dom Ela combined on a pair of passes, the final one 6 yards for a score with 5 seconds left in the quarter, to cut the score to 49-7. Mission Viejo would score once more for the final margin, 55-7.
Tritons lineman Scott Goebel was taken off the field by golf cart after suffering a serious leg injury in the second half.
--Norb Garrett, SC Times
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As long as I played for SC, and as long as I have attended games, MV has always been a step ahead of us. We have come close, but that was because the defense was in the face of Mission all game, no lapses
Oh man what about those bad snaps? I think the boys were nervous. You can see they know how to play...MV just looked bigger and better....and on an unrelated matter--- I was in Ralph's (ralphybety) the other day and the meat section did not stink like it used to? Maybe things are looking up?
Ok, that was not pretty. Unfortunately the defense can't seem to stop anyone--and the offense sputters when Rettig gets too glued in on his first receiver.
Mission Viejo seemed like they are in a completely different class...