RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Tesoro’s football team will go into the tough South Coast League with momentum after a 42-14 win over visiting Trabuco Hills in on Friday.
Tesoro’s win came in the final nonleague game of the season for both teams. Tesoro (4-3) begins South Coast League play next week at home against Capistrano Valley (7-0), which is ranked No. 17 in the Orange County Top 25. The league includes No. 2 Mission Viejo and No. 8 San Clemente.
Trabuco Hill (4-3), No. 22 in the county rankings, plays its Sea View League opener at home against Aliso Niguel (5-2) next wek.
Tesoro junior quarterback Cash O’Byrne completed 14 of 19 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns. Senior running back Travis Wood rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Wood went into the game averaging 111 rushing yards a game.
Trabuco Hills quarterback Jacob Perry completed 20 of 34 passes for 145 yards and one touchdown.
Tesoro’s defense limited Mustangs running back Taylor Bowie to 53 yards rushing, 56 yards fewer than his per-game average.
O’Byrne understands the challenges of the South Coast League.
“We need to do the little things right, the little things in practice,” he said. “We had a bunch of stupid penalties we need to clean up. When we go against San Clemente and Mission, we just can’t let that happen.”
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Tesoro scored on its first possession. The Titans drove 80 yards on seven plays, including a 38-yard completion from O’Byrne to Campbell Schamel and a 16-yard pass to Todd Nelson. Drew Wong scored the touchdown on a 16-yard run.
Trabuco Hills responded with a touchdown on a 5-yard pass from Perry to Ryan Luce. Tesoro’s Sammy Peterson blocked the extra-point kick, leaving the Titans with a 7-6 lead. Peterson later had an interception.
Tesoro began pulling away with two…
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