PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE FOOTBALL : Passing Lifts Trabuco Hills

Cordell Graham tied a school record with three touchdown receptions, and quarterback Pat Barnes threw for a season-high 273 yards Thursday night to lead Trabuco Hills to a 34-24 victory over Costa Mesa in Pacific Coast League game at Trabuco Hills High.

Barnes and Graham hooked up on touchdown plays of 56 and 53 yards in the first quarter as Trabuco Hills (7-1, 2-1 in league), ranked ninth in Orange County and third in the Southern Section Division VIII, started quickly.

Graham, who finished with six receptions for 172 yards, also threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Matt Rechner on a flanker pass in the second quarter. Barnes hit Graham with a four-yard scoring pass early in the second half, and Gerry Beckham’s fourth conversion kick made the score 28-8.

Costa Mesa (3-5, 1-2) fought back despite the absence of Binh Tran, the county’s leading rusher, who sat out with a hip pointer.

Costa Mesa’s Steve Owen scored his second touchdown, on a six-yard run, followed by Kevin Shanklin’s second two-point conversion run to make it 28-16 with 4 minutes 57 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

But Trabuco Hills got a 57-yard scoring run from Barnes on the final play of the quarter to wrap things up. Michael Pawinski ran 13 yards to score a fourth-quarter touchdown for Costa Mesa.