MISSION VIEJO STOPS POLY FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT TIMEMission Viejo's defense didn't allow a touchdown while beating
Long Beach Poly for a fourth consecutive time 17-12 in Orange County on Friday.
Mission Viejo's Austin Reuland.
Photo by Ed Kaufer
According to the Orange County Register, Poly's only touchdown of the game came on an 85-yard interception return by
Randall Goforth with 5:16 remianing.
The defense, spearheaded by
Colin Dzubnar and
Ryan Harris, also set up 10 points for Mission Viejo with turnovers.
The Diablos gave up just nine yards on the ground and
Garrett Marino set the tone for the evening with a fumble recovery on Poly's first possession. That set up a 25-yard touchdown pass from
Alex Bridgford to
D.J. Wilson giving Mission Viejo a 7-0 lead.
Marino later had a key sack in the game.
"Our defense was great all night," Mission Viejo coach Bob Johnson told reporters afterward. "I'm so proud of them."
Bridgford completed 13 of 30 for 211 yards. His favorite target was
Austin Reuland, who had five catches for 83 yards.
Mission Viejo's Jahleel Pinner.
Photo by Ed Kaufer
A 25-yard field goal by Hayden Hunt cut Mission Viejo's lead to 7-3, before Bridgford connected on his second TD, a 5-yarder to Brandon Neville making it 14-3 in the second quarter.
Hunt narrowed the gap to 14-6 with a 28-yard field goal.
Mission Viejo hung on from there despite turning the ball over four times.
USC-bound running back
Jahleel Pinner rushed 26 tmes for 79 yards.
Harris was a star on defense all night with 10 tackles.
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