SCORECARD / COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS FROM WEEK 4

PERFECT TIMING

El Toro Coach Mike Milner and Aliso Niguel Coach Joe Wood agreed before their game Friday to play the game under the old change-of-possession rule where the clock starts as soon as the ball is set instead of waiting for the center snap. The game still took 2 hours 20 minutes.

At least three other Friday games were played under the old rule: Marina-Westminster, Mission Viejo-Sunny Hills and La Verne Lutheran-Southern California Christian.

Mission Viejo Coach Bill Denny petitioned for a return to last year’s rule before his game.

“I’ve been faxing requests to the Orange County Officials Assn. as well as to a lot of the other schools about my concerns about the new rule for timeouts,” Denny said. “I have a lot of players going two ways and some were getting sick in the fourth quarter.”

Sunny Hills Coach Tim Devaney agreed: “I have too many two-way players and this is not the NCAA.”

ON THE RECORD

‘The big Monarch in the sky must have been watching out for me.’

--Bruce Rollinson, coach of top-ranked Mater Dei, which fought off a last-minute rally by Irvine to escape with a 35-30 victory Friday.

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How Top 10 Fared

1. Mater Dei (4-0)

defeated Irvine (2-2), 35-30.

2. Capistrano Valley (3-0)

Atascadero (1-2) tonight.

3. Servite (4-0)

defeated No. 10 Fountain Valley

4. El Toro (3-1)

lost to Aliso Niguel (4-0), 27-25.

5. Los Alamitos (4-0)

defeated Western (1-3), 56-12, Thursday.

6. Esperanza (3-1)

defeated Long Beach Poly (2-2), 24-21.

7. Laguna Hills (4-0)

defeated Spring Valley Monte Vista (0-4), 42-7.

8. San Clemente (3-1)

defeated Woodbridge (0-4), 28-3.

9. Santa Margarita (3-1)

defeated El Modena (1-3), 32-3.

10. Fountain Valley (3-1)

lost to No. 3 Servite (4-0), 28-17.

Week’s Best

RUSHING

1. Tony Chandler

Southern California Christian vs. La Verne Lutheran

258 yards in 21 carries

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2. Dache Dameron

Villa Park vs. Loara

250 yards in 16 carries

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3. James Dawkins

Estancia vs. Ocean View

236 yards in 14 carries

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4. Mike Jones

Laguna Hills vs. Monte Vista

232 yards in 35 carries

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5. Sparky Kale

Westminster vs. Marina

180 yards in 23 carries

PASSING

Luis Gomez

Anaheim vs. Cypress

22 of 32, 504 yards

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2. Jared Flint

Irvine vs. Mater Dei

18 of 25, 312 yards

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3. Brandon Wilde

El Toro vs. Aliso Niguel

14 of 22, 227 yards

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4. Doug Baughman

Bolsa Grande vs. Los Amigos

18 of 41, 213 yards

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Carson Palmer

Santa Margarita vs. El Modena

14 of 22, 202 yards