Prep SCOREBOARD : TOP PERFORMERS

Mater Dei quarterback Billy Blanton threw three touchdown passes in a 46-16 victory over Fontana in the second round of the Southern Section Division I football playoffs, giving him 31 for the season. Blanton moved into second on the county’s single-season touchdown passing list, trailing only former Loara star Bob Caffrey’s total of 32 set in 1979. Blanton completed 14 of 20 passes for 282 yards.

David Webber ran for 172 yards and three touchdown in 26 carries as Laguna Hills ground down Temple City, 31-17, in the Division VII playoffs.

Valencia’s three-in-one backfield gained 229 yards in 45 carries in the Tigers’ 28-0 victory over Newport Harbor in Division VI. Ryan Roskelly rushed 20 times for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Willie Barnes gained 71 yards in 15 carries, and Korey Alexander gained 56 yards in nine carries. Alexander also caught a nine-yard touchdown pass; a 25-yard touchdown run was nullified by a clipping penalty.

Edison tailback Travis Balding ran for 107 yards and a touchdown in the Chargers’ 20-13 loss to Loyola in the second round of the Division I playoffs.

LATE HEROICS

James Wyatt threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Carlos Hernandez, capping a five-play, 75-yard drive that gave Woodbridge a 17-14 Division VI victory over Rancho Alamitos.

Loyola’s Justin Rodriguez tipped and intercepted a pass with 1 minute 23 seconds remaining to preserve the Cubs’ 20-13 victory over Edison in a Division I game.

ON DEFENSE

Travis Kirschke sparked the Esperanza defense with a pair of tackles for losses to blunt Villa Park’s lone drive inside the Aztecs’ 10-yard line, as Esperanza posted a 12-0 Division III victory.

STREAKS

Tustin advanced to the semifinals of the Division VI playoffs with its second shutout of Bassett in as many years. The Tillers won, 28-0, after defeating the Olympians, 34-0, in 1990.

NOTEWORTHY

By defeating Newport Harbor, 28-0, in Division VI, Valencia advanced to the semifinals for the fifth consecutive season. The Tigers, who won the title in 1987, also have advanced this far in seven of the past eight seasons.

Robert Meeker booted a 68-yard punt during Dana Hills’ 28-7 Division II victory over Glendale.

ODDS AND ENDS

Jumped schools: The most famous athlete at the Glendale-Dana Hills game was in the stands. Former Olympic high jumper Dwight Stones, a graduate of Glendale in 1972, was in attendance. Stones came wearing his letterman’s jacket. However, he sat on the Dana Hills side of the field. It proved to be a smart move: Dana Hills 28, Glendale 7.

Attention Ralph Nader: The 20-page programs for the Mater Dei-Fontana playoff game sold for $4 if you were lucky enough to find one. Mater Dei Athletic Director Gary McKnight said only 600 were printed for a game that drew 9,500.