Mission Viejo Rolls Over Hart, 50-20

Leaving little doubt as to its talent and superiority, unbeaten Mission Viejo overcame a shaky start to overwhelm Newhall Hart, 50-20, in a Southern Section Division II quarterfinal playoff game Friday night at College of the Canyons.

The top-seeded Diablos (12-0) rolled up 513 yards in total offense, led by junior running back Chane Moline, who gained 238 yards in 33 carries and scored three touchdowns.

“We couldn’t tackle him,” Hart Coach Mike Herrington said. “We were outmanned. When you’re facing an Orange County all-star team, it’s tough.”

It was the fifth time this season the Diablos have scored 50 or more points and they avenged a 25-7 defeat to Hart in last year’s Division II final. Mission Viejo’s defense had three interceptions and limited Hart quarterback Tyler Lyon to 139 yards passing.

The Diablos will play host to Upland (10-2), a 29-28 winner over fourth-seeded Canyon Country Canyon, in a semifinal next Saturday.

Hart (7-5) gave Mission Viejo some uncomfortable moments early on. On the Indians’ second offensive play, Lyon threw a pass behind the line of scrimmage to Ryan Wolfe, who fired a 59-yard touchdown pass to Evan Surratt.

Mission Viejo ran off 23 offensive plays in the first quarter to Hart’s two, but the Diablos still trailed, 7-0.

Moline scored three second-quarter touchdowns on five-yard runs, Brett Alvarez caught a 10-yard touchdown pass and the Diablos’ defense held Lyon to two yards passing in opening a 29-7 halftime lead.

Wolfe caught eight passes for 112 yards, breaking Hart’s single-season receiving record with 93 catches. Mission Viejo quarterback Mark Sanchez rushed for 66 yards and completed 11 of 20 passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns.

Eric Sondheimer

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Corona Centennial 42, Murrieta Valley 20 -- Brandon Minor rushed for 295 yards and five touchdowns in 30 carries to lead a Centennial offense that amassed 510 yards in a Division V quarterfinal at Centennial.

Centennial (11-1) won its 11th consecutive game and advanced to the semifinals for the third consecutive season. The top-seeded Huskies, section champions in 2000 and 2002, will play at Temecula Valley (8-4), a 21-13 winner over Corona Santiago, next Saturday.

Centennial has averaged 42 points a game this season but figured to be kept in check by Murrieta Valley (8-3-1), which allowed only 13.8 points in its first 11 games and yielded only 81 total yards in its playoff victory last week.

“It’s definitely satisfying,” said Minor, who recorded his sixth 200-yard rushing game this season.

Murrieta Valley had not allowed more than 21 points in a game this season, but Minor touchdown runs of 11, 63 and five yards gave the Huskies a 21-0 lead after their first three possessions.

Minor added a 46-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that gave the Huskies a 28-7 halftime lead and he made the score 35-14 with a 23-yard run with 4:32 left in the third quarter.

It was the second consecutive five-touchdown game and third this season for Minor, who is among the Southland’s leaders with 43 touchdowns.

Adam Luckey had 65 yards and three touchdowns in 20 carries for Murrieta Valley.

Peter Yoon

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Los Alamitos 52, La Puente Bishop Amat 6 -- Cortes Rice gained 224 yards and scored two touchdowns in 28 carries for the second-seeded Griffins, who came up with another big defensive effort at Bishop Amat to advance to a Friday semifinal against Lakewood.

Since losing to Mission Viejo in its second game of the season, Los Alamitos (11-1) has been on a tear. The Griffins have surrendered as many as 13 points in only one of their last nine games. Against Bishop Amat (6-6), the Griffins gained 501 yards and held the Lancers to 243.

Orlando Scandrick ran for an 80-yard score on the game’s first play and finished with 195 all-purpose yards for the Sunset League champions.

Bishop Amat was penalized for 85 yards and committed five turnovers, including two fumbles by William Wagner, who ran 21 times for 171 yards. His 80-yard score pulled the Lancers to within 14-6 with 9:32 left in the first quarter.

Jimmy Barnes completed of 16 of 22 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns, including a 16-yard pass to Jeremy Childs, to give Los Alamitos a 35-6 lead at halftime.

-- Mayar Zokaei