Mission Viejo is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of McCallie. The Diablos fell 25-14 to the Blue Tornado. The loss was the Diablos' first of the season.
Luke Fahey
| 08/22/25 @ Santa Margarita | 10 |
| 08/29/25 @ St. Paul | 20 |
| 09/12/25 @ Lincoln | 23 |
| 09/05/25 vs Folsom | 41 |
| 09/19/25 @ McCallie | 103 |
Loss or not, Mission Viejo got some senior leadership from Luke Fahey and Davonte Curtis. Fahey rushed for 103 yards on only ten carries, while Curtis rushed for 53 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Those 103 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Fahey.
Even if they lost, Mission Viejo's defense still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. Kane Nolte refused to say out of the backfield, picking up two sacks all by himself. Mission Viejo got some further help from Nolte: he picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles.
McCallie got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kris Lloyd out in front who rushed for 99 yards and two TDs. Those 99 rushing yards gave Lloyd a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Elliott Drapeau, who rushed for 59 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mission Viejo fell to 4-1. As for McCallie, their record now sits at an identical 4-1.
Coming up, Mission Viejo will head out to face off against Chaparral at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pumas will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for McCallie, they will welcome Heidelberg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Blue Tornado 12.4, the Oilers 14.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
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