Irvine overcame a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Troy 43-42 Friday at Fullerton High.
Joseph Tierney ran for a touchdown in the fourth quarter and Khoa Bui threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Figueroa on a flea flicker to take the lead with two minutes remaining in the game.
Figueroa had three rushing touchdowns for Irvine (3-0) and Deacon Moss had a touchdown reception.
Rudy Alcala threw for 362 yards and had five touchdown passes for Troy (1-2). Vander Ploog had 161 yards receiving with three touchdowns and Declan Healey had 159 yards with two touchdowns receiving. Sophomore Ethan Mundt ran for 101 yards on 13 carries.
In other games Friday:
Santa Margarita 34, Liberty of Bakersfield 14:Â Senior quarterback Hunter Melton had a breakout game for Santa Margarita (2-1) in a road win.
The lefty completed 17 of 25 passes for 316 yards with three touchdowns. Trent Mosley caught 9 passes for 187 yards with two touchdowns and also ran for two touchdowns. Sean Embree caught six passes for 124 yards with a touchdown for the Eagles.
LeVar Talley had a sack for Santa Margarita and sophomore Logan Hirou had an interception, his third in two games.
JSerra 41, Chaminade 7: JSerra ran for five touchdowns in a rout of visiting Chaminade.
Gabriel Rivas had led the Lions (2-1) with over 130 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Kamar Garbourel ran for a touchdown and quarterback Michael Tollefson ran for two touchdowns.
San Juan Hills 50, Santiago of Corona 6:Â Quarterback Timmy Herr recorded five touchdowns for San Juan Hills (3-0) in a dominant win over Santiago of Corona.
The sophomore threw four touchdown passes and added a rushing touchdown. Jason Robinson Jr. had two touchdown receptions and his brother Jadyn Robinson had a touchdown catch. Jack Shigo had a toichdown reception and Sullivan Land ran for a touchdown.
Gavin Blum returned an interception for a touchdown to lead the defense.
St. Margaret’s 26, Capistrano Valley Christian 20: Matt…
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