PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Valencia Beats Troy to Give Marrujo His 100th Victory

Mike Marrujo won his 100th game at Valencia High School as the Tigers defeated Troy, 35-0, in a nonleague football game in front of about 2,500 Friday at Fullerton District Stadium.

Marrujo (100-26-4) is in his 12th season as the coach at Valencia.

“Honestly, I haven’t thought about this 100th win stuff,” Marrujo said. “All it means is that I’ve been coaching awhile and I’ve been at the same high school a long time.”

Valencia’s offense made the milestone victory an easy one by rolling up 466 yards in total offense.

Valencia’s defense was in fine form as well. The Tigers (4-0) held Troy (0-3-1) to 85 yards, 66 rushing and 19 passing. Troy reached Valencia’s side of the field only once.

Valencia scored on its first two possessions in the first and second half.

Korey Alexander broke off tackle for a 43-yard touchdown run to give Valencia a 7-0 lead with 9 minutes 12 seconds left in the first quarter. Quarterback Mark O’Brien scored on a four-run run up the middle with 3:44 left in the quarter as Valencia took a 14-0 lead.

O’Brien was 11 of 13 for 149 yards and a touchdown and no interceptions. His scoring pass was good for 25 yards to Alexander with 5:59 left in the third quarter. It gave Valencia a 28-0 lead.

Valencia had taken a 21-0 lead on four-yard run by Willie Barnes with 9:16 left in the third quarter. Barnes led the Tigers in rushing with 123 yards in 18 carries.

The final score came on a one-yard run by reserve running back Tony Salazar with 7:46 left in the game.