Viles leads Edison past Mater Dei

Junior quarterback Matt Viles, who came into the game dealing with flu-like symptoms, completed 15 of 28 passes for 169 yards and a touchdown and Huntington Beach Edison (4-1) took advantage of 17 Santa Ana Mater Dei (3-2) penalties to win, 24-14, Friday night at Orange Coast College.

Viles left the game briefly in the fourth quarter after taking a hit, but returned just in time to see running back Preston Spence score on a 60-yard touchdown run to put the game away. Spence finished with 103 yards and two touchdowns, one of which came on a 30-yard reception.

Viles’ favorite target, senior wide receiver Jeff Crissman, had six catches for 79 yards.

“Matt has been battling the flu and he’s still not really over it,” Edison Coach Dave White said. “He did an awesome job, especially when you consider the circumstances.”

The Monarchs were stung by 157 yards in penalties and struggled to find any offensive rhythm in the second half. USC-bound quarterback Matt Barkley completed 17 of 34 passes for 252 yards. He also had two interceptions, giving him 11 on the season -- one more than he had all of last year.

Edison last defeated Mater Dei in 2005, but the Chargers eventually had to forfeit that victory for using an ineligible player. Before that, the last time they beat the Monarchs was in the 2001 playoffs.

“Anytime you can beat a team like Mater Dei, it says a lot,” White said. “To bounce back like we did tonight after a tough loss shows that we’re resilient.”

-- Austin Knoblauch

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No. 8 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 52, Saugus 28 -- Ryan Kasdorf, a 6-foot-2 junior quarterback, completed 10 of 13 passes for the 329 yards and four touchdowns by halftime and the undefeated Knights never looked back.

Kasdorf finished 13 of 20 with 371 yards, and rushed for 148 yards, highlighted by a 38-yard touchdown run and a 87-yard jaunt.

He threw scoring passes of 68 yards and a 78 yards to Chris McNeill and added a 67-yarder and an 83-yarder to James Flynn. The Knights (4-0) built a 42-14 lead at halftime as a result. Saugus (2-2) never recovered.

-- Sean Ceglinsky

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Two-minute drill

Bellflower St. John Bosco quarterback Keith Price completed 12 of 15 passes for 213 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 81 yards and two scores to lead the Braves (5-0) to a 37-10 victory over Santa Fe St. Paul. . . . L.A. Marshall quarterback Christian Hernandez completed two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and running back Preston Oliver added a long scoring run to lead the undefeated Barristers (4-0) to a 42-35 home victory over L.A. Fairfax (2-2). . . . San Pedro’s Robert Franco ran for three scores and tight end Benny Weischedel caught two touchdowns to lead the Pirates (4-0) to a 37-13 home win over L.A. Locke.

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