SCORECARD: COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS FROM WEEK 10

IF THE HORNS FIT

In the waning moments of the Mater Dei-Capistrano Valley game Friday, the Monarchs appeared to be trying to catch Capistrano Valley by surprise with a fake punt on fourth down. But punter John Leonard was stopped short of a first down.

“Our fault,” Mater Dei Coach Bruce Rollinson said. “We thought we signaled to him to punt, but somehow it got messed up. When I saw him run across the field I thought to myself, ‘I’m gonna wind up being the biggest goat in Southern California.’ ”

Fortunately for Rollinson, Mater Dei held on for a 20-15 victory.

PLUGGING AWAY

There was much confusion in the press box Thursday night at Western High before the start of Loara’s home game against Cypress. There weren’t enough chairs, the Loara spotters’ headphones didn’t work, the PA system squealed and the scoreboard clock didn’t work.

When the scoreboard finally lit up at the start of the second half, a fan quipped, “Did someone finally plug that thing in?”

ON THE RECORD

‘I’ve worked enough seven-day work weeks. Now I don’t have to watch film tomorrow.’

--Bob Rau, former La Habra and Buena Park varsity coach on his new role as freshman football coach at Buena Park.

‘We were in a haze early. Maybe we’ll start banging on the walls before the games to get our guys ready.’

--Tim Devaney, Sunny Hills coach, who was concerned about his team’s slow start during its 36-17 victory over Buena Park Friday.

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HOW TOP 10 FARED

1. Mater Dei (10-0) defeated No. 8 Capistrano Valley (7-3), 20-15.

2. Servite (9-1) defeated Westminster (3-7), 63-14.

3. Esperanza (8-2) lost to Fountain Valley (7-3), 29-22.

4. Laguna Hills (9-1) lost to No. 7 Aliso Niguel (10-0), 28-21, Thursday.

5. Santa Margarita (9-1) defeated Corona del Mar (4-6), 55-27, Thursday.

6. Los Alamitos (9-1) defeated Huntington Beach (3-7), 49-6, Thursday.

7. Aliso Niguel (10-0) defeated No. 4 Laguna Hills (9-1), 28-21, Thursday.

8. Capistrano Valley (7-3) lost to No. 1 Mater Dei (10-0), 20-15.

9. Newport Harbor (9-1) defeated Woodbridge (0-10), 50-7, Thursday.

10. Rancho Alamitos (10-0) defeated Garden Grove (1-9), 40-22.

Week’s Best

RUSHING

1. Leo Kosi

Rancho Alamitos vs. Garden Grove

266 yards in 21 carries

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2. Kyion Grayes

Troy vs. Sonora

249 yards in 20 carries

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3. Greg Carnal

Tustin vs. Santa Ana

220 yards in 6 carries

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4. Malaefou Mackenzie

Capistrano Valley vs. Mater Dei

213 yards in 20 carries

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5. Levertis Riley

Los Amigos vs. Santiago

202 yards in 17 carries

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PASSING

1. Doug Baughman

Bolsa Grande vs. La Quinta

21 of 42, 569 yards

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2. Mike McClellan

Corona del Mar vs. Santa Margarita

20 of 38, 356 yards

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3. Tom Haas

Kennedy vs. El Dorado

21 of 32, 331 yards

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4. Mike Silvas

Santa Ana Valley vs. Orange

16 of 26, 320 yards

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5. Luis Gomez

Anaheim vs. Brea Olinda

20 of 33, 290 yards