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[Buckskin86]

Mission Viejo article- they play DeLaSalle this weekend

Posted on Fri, Oct. 08, 2004

Mission Viejo a stocked arsenal

By Curtis Pashelka

CONTRA COSTA TIMES

If the Mission Viejo High School football team has a weakness, Raul Lara doesn't see it.

The Long Beach Poly coach had the fifth-ranked team in the country, according to USA Today, coming into last Friday's game against Mission Viejo. But the Jackrabbits were little match for the Diablos, who rolled to a 41-14 victory in front of 7,000 people at Cabrillo High.

"They have the best defensive line that I've seen in a while," Lara said of Mission Viejo. "Their offensive line is huge, they've got a big running back who's tough to bring down and one of the best quarterbacks in the country. They have a lot of weapons."

That arsenal will be on full display Saturday night when the Diablos (4-0) visit Owen Owens Field to play De La Salle (1-2-1). Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. It is one of the few times in the last quarter-century that the Spartans come into a game as a heavy underdog.

Bob Johnson, father of former NFL players Rob and Bret Johnson, has helped build the Diablos into a national power since taking over as coach in 1999. They've been in USA Today's final national rankings each of the past three years and have won 45 of their past 46 games.

This season, a national championship isn't out the question.

"All of our players understand the amount of work it takes to be successful," said Johnson, who in 1986 helped El Toro win CalHiSports' state team of the year honors. "That's the thing we wanted to get across. There's no magic formula."

So far this season, Mission Viejo, ranked No. 3 in the country by USA Today, already has dominated some of the best teams in the nation.

The Diablos beat Los Alamitos (which was ranked No. 42 in the country by Student Sports magazine at the start of the season) 55-21, Mater Dei-Santa Ana (ranked seventh in the state by Student Sports) 14-7, Marina-Huntington Beach 50-0 and Long Beach Poly.

Mission Viejo's only loss in the last three years came to Hart-Newhall 25-7 in last year's Southern Section Division II championship game.

"Right now," Student Sports executive editor Mark Tennis said, "(Mission Viejo) is playing at the same level that De La Salle had been at for years."

Four Diablos players have orally committed to play for Division I colleges next year, including USC-bound Mark Sanchez.

The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Sanchez is rated by a number of publications as the top quarterback in the country and could arguably be the best a De La Salle team has ever faced. Current USC quarterback Matt Leinart threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns for Mater Dei in its 31-28 loss to the Spartans in 2000.

Sanchez has put up modest passing numbers so far, completing 43 passes for 737 yards and seven touchdowns. But his passing is complemented by a solid running game, which has averaged close to 250 yards per contest.

"After Leinart played De La Salle, he had the confidence to do it against everybody and it became his signature game," Tennis said. "(Sanchez) really hasn't had that kind of game yet, but he hasn't had to because they've run the ball so well."

Leading the ground game is Chane (pronounced Shane) Moline, who has run 63 times for 622 yards and eight touchdowns. The offensive line is anchored by the 6-5, 295-pound Kevin Bemoll, who has committed to Ohio State.

The Diablos defensive line has bookends Nick Reed (6-2, 240) and Ryan Williams (6-5, 240). Reed, who has committed to Oregon, had two sacks last week. Williams has committed to Ohio State.

Junior tight end Konrad Reuland (6-6, 233) has caught 14 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns and will receive plenty of interest from Division I schools next season, Tennis said.

"We've always been pretty balanced," Johnson said. "But there are times where we'll throw the ball on the first 10 plays and there are times where we'll run the ball most of the game."

It remains to be seen how De La Salle matches up against Mission Viejo. The Spartans defense has made steady improvement all season, and the offense finally came alive in a 49-0 win over Archbishop Mitty-San Jose two weeks ago.

If they do upset the Diablos, it may be considered the greatest win in school history.

"I was talking to a Mater Dei coach (about Mission Viejo) earlier this week," Lara said Wednesday. "He said, 'Don't worry about (the loss), coach. Ain't nobody gonna beat those guys this year.'"

 

[methomps]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-hsviejofb10oct10,0,728126.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-highschool

Mission Viejo Avoids Upset

State's top-ranked team has tough time with De La Salle before claiming a 17-14 victory on the road with a last-minute field goal.

CONCORD, Calif. — When it was over, and nearly every other player was jumping up and down in celebration as fans began streaming onto the field, offensive lineman Kevin Kittle put his hand on the back of Kevin Bemoll's head and patted it. Quiet and understated, it was a moment unlike any other in Mission Viejo's 17-14 victory Saturday over Concord De La Salle.

"It's the roughest team I've ever played against," said Bemoll, an Ohio State-bound offensive lineman, his lips bruised in two places. "Those guys were amazing. It was just an emotional game, I was in tears."

Tears of joy, tears of relief. Mission Viejo (5-0), ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 2 in the nation, beat the standard-bearer for the last decade of high school football because Robby Bosanko kicked a 27-yard field goal with 17 seconds left.

And because De La Salle's own kicker, Vincent Colvis, was a few yards wide on a 45-yard attempt as time expired.

"That was about the toughest team we've played all year," said lineman Chase Moline, Mission Viejo's only two-way starter. "They know all about winning and tradition."

Touted as the game of the year in the preseason, it lost its luster when De La Salle lost its first two games and tied its third. De La Salle (1-3-1), which had a 151-game winning streak ended in the season opener, was ranked No. 17 in the state, but there are few teams that would have beaten the Spartans Saturday.

It was only the second field goal of the season for Bosanko, who missed a 31-yard attempt on the previous possession.

"There was no overtime, so I knew I had to put it through," he said. "I'm just glad I got the opportunity to do it."

De La Salle limited Mission Viejo to two possessions in the first half and six in the game. Although Mission Viejo scored on its first possession, on Chane Moline's one-yard run, the Spartans answered with a 16-play drive that consumed 9 minutes 51 seconds as Eduardo Lopez scored from one yard. The extra point gave De La Salle a halftime lead.

Mission Viejo scored on its first possession of the second half by driving 80 yards. Chane Moline, who finished with 143 yards in 22 carries, did much of the work along with quarterback Mark Sanchez, but it was Keegan Gogerty who scored from two yards, and the Diablos led, 14-7, when Sanchez hit Brett Alvarez for a two-point conversion.

De La Salle came right back, converting three third-down situations, with a 71-yard drive that Lopez capped with an 18-yard run.

"They came out to play — we knew they would," said Sanchez, who completed 15 of 22 passes for 161 yards with one interception. "We knew coming in they'd play us tough, smash-mouth football. We knew this was a game where they could put themselves back on the map. But a team like that never fell off the map."

After Bosanko's field goal, Donnie Payne returned the kickoff 47 yards. Kevin Lopina's 12-yard pass put the Spartans in position to tie.

"We lost, but we played a great game," said Lopina, who completed 10 of 14 passes for 104 yards. "They were big, we came out as underdogs, and it came down to a field goal."

 

[Buckskin86]

http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2004/10/16/sections/sports/highschool/article_278165.php

Diablos strike quickly
Multiple Mission Viejo defenders sack Capistrano Valley QB Todd Holt in the second quarter Friday night.
SANG H. PARK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

By EUGENE W. FIELDS
The Orange County Register

MISSION VIEJO – Before his team's South Coast League opener against visiting Capistrano Valley on Friday, Mission Viejo football coach Bob Johnson stressed the importance of the game.

"It's league, and then it's CIF," Johnson said. "That's all there is right now."

The Diablos, ranked No.1 in the county, played with a sense of urgency on offense en route to a 40-14 victory at Mission Viejo High. The Diablos (6-0, 1-0) built a quick lead, scoring touchdowns on their first five possessions to put Capistrano Valley (3-3, 0-1) in a deep hole.

Mark Sanchez connected on his first eight pass attempts, including a pair of scoring passes to Bret Alvarez in a three-minute span in the first quarter. Chane Moline rushed for 100 yards on 10 carries and had three rushing touchdowns before Johnson sat his offensive starters with 6:01 left in the first half.

The Cougars had just one first down in the first half but came out in the second half and got on the scoreboard on their first possession. Todd Holt connected with Nick Hutter for an 80-yard catch-and- run less than two minutes into the third quarter. Two possessions later, Capistrano Valley took advantage of a turnover, with Holt finding Hutter in the end zone for a 20-yard scoring pass with 3:09 left in the third quarter.

The Cougars recovered an onside kick and begin a drive, which prompted Mission Viejo's offensive starters to getoff the bench and begin warming up to go back into the game. But the Diablos caused and recovered a fumble, which allowed the starters to enjoy the rest of the game from the bench.

Mission Viejo finished the scoring with a 10-yard pass from R.J. Toman to Ben Klechner with 1:35 left.

 

[Buckskin86]

MVHS wins 49-6

Mission Viejo doesn't lose any momentum

By CARLOS ARIAS
The Orange County Register

MISSION VIEJO – Mission Viejo gave a resounding answer to those wondering if the Diablos might lose a little focus after their grueling nonleague schedule.

The Diablos scored a 49-6 victory over Trabuco Hills on Friday night in a South Coast League game at Trabuco Hills High.

Diablos fullback Chane Moline, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound junior, scored touchdowns on his first two carries and finished with 129 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries. Moline also had three catches for 53 yards.

"Our coaches have been pounding it into our heads to stay focused," Moline said. "Even this week, with all the rain, we worked out in the gym one day, stayed focused and kept our concentration."

The Mustangs (3-4, 1-1) found themselves getting buried with the first play from scrimmage.

Linebacker Matt Harris got to Trabuco Hills quarterback Jared Roberts, knocked the ball loose and defensive end Chase Moline recovered at the Mustangs 24-yard line. A pass interference penalty moved the ball half the distance to the goal line. Chane Moline, Chase's younger brother, bowled his way into the end zone on a 12-yard run just 29 seconds into the game.

Mission Viejo (7-0, 2-0) got the ball right back and Moline scored on a 34-yard run on the second play of the series for a 14-0 lead with 9:17 left in the opening quarter.

The Diablos ended up with a 42-3 lead at halftime and scored on their first seven possessions.

Trabuco Hills tailback P.J. Vallier was coming off a 283-yard, four-touchdown game against Dana Hills last week, but the Diablos held him to 88 yards and no touchdowns on 26 carries.

Mark Sanchez completed 10 of 15 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns for Mission Viejo. Konrad Reuland had four catches for 90 yards, including touchdown receptions of 6 and 13 yards. Sean Fitzgerald had three catches for 60 yards, including a 32-yarder for a touchdown.

Mission Viejo 21 21 7 0 - 49
Trabuco Hills 3 0 0 3 - 6


MV - Chan. Moline 12 run (Bosanko kick)

MV - Chan. Moline 34 run (Bosanko kick)

TH - FG Atkinson 34

MV - Reuland 6 pass from Sanchez (Bosanko kick)

MV - Chan. Moline 1 run (Bosanko kick)

MV - Reuland 13 pass from Sanchez (Bosanko kick)

MV - Chan. Moline 1 run (Bosanko kick)

MV - Fitzgerald 32 pass from Sanchez (Bosanko kick)

TH - FG Atkinson 35

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing - MV, Chan. Moline 12-129, Schneider 6-49; TH, Vallier 26-88, Kirby 5-14.

Passing - MV, Sanchez 10-15-0-216, Toman 2-2-0-28; TH, Roberts 2-10-0-10, Andrea 2-3-0-19.

Receiving - MV, Reuland 4-90, Fitzgerald 3-60; TH, Pappas 1-14, Tedesco 1-6.

 

[BuckeyeFromHecK]

Linebacker Matt Harris got to Trabuco Hills quarterback Jared Roberts, knocked the ball loose and defensive end Chase Moline recovered at the Mustangs 24-yard line.

I do wonder why you would have 3 DE's on the field at a time because doesnt Ryan Williams play DE and so does Nick Reed their other DE prospect?

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

I believe CHASE is a utility player... not a sub by any means... he's been a major star for them since his soph year... but they play him everywhere... up and down positions...

In fact, a major surprise to that team has to be that Chase hasn't gotten more attention... because he has been a big kahuna for years... pretty sure his published bio soph & junior years stated he loved OSU !!! I think UCLA may be in his sights...

heck, I think CHANE is so damn good, I'd offer CHASE just to have a hook into his brother... it's not like Chase is a slug...

Methomps knows these guys pretty well...

 

[Buckskin86]

Mission Viejo overwhelmed El Toro, 62-0

http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2004/10/30/sections/sports/highschool/article_294021.php

Saturday, October 30, 2004

Diablos remain perfect

By ERIC LA PACK
The Orange County Register

MISSION VIEJO – Mission Viejo overwhelmed El Toro, 62-0, in a South Coast League game at Trabuco Hills High on Friday.

Mission Viejo will face San Clemente for the league title next Friday.

The top-ranked Diablos (8-0, 3-0) held the Chargers to minus-6 yards rushing. Mission Viejo outgained El Toro in total yardage, 480-56.

El Toro (3-5, 0-3) did manage to do something Mission Viejo's first two league opponents couldn't: stop the Diablos on their first drive.

But Mission Viejo wouldn't be kept down for long. Linebacker Will Taylor blocked an El Toro punt, giving the Diablos possession on the Chargers 16-yard line.

Chane Moline eventually scored on a 1-yard run to make it 7-0.

Leading 14-0, the Diablos got another big defensive play, this time from Jerry Roth, whose interception gave Mission Viejo the ball at the El Toro 29.

On the first play from scrimmage, quarterback Mark Sanchez connected with Konrad Reuland for a 29-yard touchdown pass.

Mission Viejo 21 21 7 13 - 62
El Toro 0 0 0 0 - 0

MV - Moline 1 run (Bosanko kick)

MV - Moline 6 run (Bosanko kick)

MV - Reuland 29 pass from Sanchez (Bosanko kick)

MV - Moline 3 run (Bosanko kick)

MV - Schneider 8 run (Bosanko kick)

MV - Fitzgerald 12 pass from Sanchez(Gerzi kick)

MV - Gomez 1 run (Gerzi kick)

MV - Kelchner 60 pass from Toman (Gerzi kick)

MV - Griffin 37 pass from Toman (kick failed)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing - MV, Moline 8-65, Leach 3-14; ET, DeBeaubien 5-19, Bibler 15-12

Passing - MV, Sanchez 14-22-1-237; ET, Sanders 3-12-2-26

Receiving - MV, Kelchner 5-142, Fitzgerald 4-67; ET, Bliss 2-29, Emery 1-35

 

[Buckskin86]

MVHS stays undefeated

http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2004/11/06/sections/sports/highschool/article_302376.php

Team on a Mission
The top-ranked Diablos dominate No. 6 San Clemente, 48-0.

By DAN ALBANO
The Orange County Register


MISSION VIEJO – Top-ranked Mission Viejo clinched at least a share of a fifth consecutive South Coast League title with a 48-0 victory against sixth-ranked San Clemente on Friday in front of an estimated 4,000 at Mission Viejo.

The Diablos (9-0, 4-0), ranked No. 1 in the county and third in the nation by USA Today, led 29-0 at halftime and cruised to their 24th consecutive league victory.

Mission Viejo can capture its fifth consecutive outright league title Thursday at Dana Hills.

Mission Viejo scored seven rushing touchdowns and finished with 257 yards rushing.

Junior Chane Moline and sophomore Keegan Gogerty combined for 221 yards and four touchdowns running behind linemen Chase Moline, Kevin Bemoll, Gregg Peat, Kevin Kittle and David Burton.

Moline had 99 yards on 17 carries and Gogerty had 112 on 17 carries.

The Diablos' defense held San Clemente (7-2, 3-1) to 87 yards rushing, 61 of which came in the final 21/2 minutes.

Mission Viejo has posted consecutive shutouts.

Mission Viejo's offensive starters sat the fourth quarter, and the Diablos didn't punt all night against a San Clemente team that had posted six consecutive victories, including one against Fountain Valley.

"Real sweet," Johnson said. "We haven't punted in a long time - with our first team. We're playing really good right now. It's going to take areally good team to beat us, that's what we're thinking."

Mission Viejo did little wrong in the first half, scoring rushing touchdowns on its four possessions. The Diablos had scoring drives of 48 yards, 64, 54 and 47 yards.

San Clemente got off to a rough start. The Tritons were called for a 5-yard penalty on their first play from scrimmage and snapped a punt from the 4-yard line out of its end zone for a safety 1 minute, 46 seconds into the game.

Mission Viejo then marched 48 yards on 11 plays for its first touchdown, a 6-yard dive into the end zone by quarterback Mark Sanchez.

Mission Viejo's ground attack kept rolling. Chane Moline capped the first half with a 1-yard touchdown run on the final play for a 29-0 lead.

San Clemente managed two first downs in the first half, both on runs by quarterback Mike Cook.

The Tritons also didn't cross midfield.

Mission Viejo opened the second half with a 65-yard scoring drive that the feisty Gogerty capped with a 7-yard touchdown run, which gave the Diablos a 35-0 lead.

San Clemente finished with 11 penalties for 92 yards.

In the fourth quarter, the Tritons were called for pass interference on a fourth-and-goal from the 11. Two plays later, Andrew Gomez scored his first of two fourth-quarter touchdowns on a 5-yard run.

Mission Viejo's second-half scoring drives were 65, 90 and 11 yards.

Mission Viejo's Sonny McCracken, Jeff Knowlton and Will Taylor recorded sacks.

One of the teams Mission Viejo is chasing in the national rankings is Southlake of Texas, ranked No. 1 by USA Today.

"I did see that No.1 team in the nation, Southlake, but I'll tell you what, I think these guys (Mission Viejo) could beat them," said Cox/3 commentator Bill Cunerty, who worked the telecast Friday. "They're (Southlake) like Los Alamitos."

Mission Viejo opened the season with 55-21 victory against Los Alamitos.

The Diablos, ranked No.1 in Division II, have outscored their first four leagueopponents, 199-20, including 110-0 the past two weeks.

San Clemente, ranked fourth in Division II, closes the league season at Capistrano Valley on Friday.

 

[Buckskin86]

MVHS finishes regualr season undefeated

http://www.missionfootball.com/news2004.htm

11/12/04
Mission Viejo cruises past Dana Hills, 42-10
Carlos Arias, Orange County Register

DANA POINT – Mission Viejo finished the regular season undefeated for the fourth consecutive season, cruising to a 42-10 victory over host Dana Hills on Thursday.
The Diablos, who have won five consecutive South Coast League titles, have gone wire-to-wire as the No.1-ranked team in the county for the fourth consecutive season.
"We put something in front of them, a 10-game schedule and one of the toughest (nonleague) schedules in the nation," Diablos coach Bob Johnson said. "I couldn't be more proud of our kids, our program and our (coaching) staff."
The Diablos beat Los Alamitos, Mater Dei, Marina, Long Beach Poly and De La Salle in nonleague games, then pummeled their five league opponents by an average score of 48-6.
Mission Viejo defeated Dana Hills the way it has so many opponents this season - with the passing of USC-bound quarterback Mark Sanchez, fullback Chane Moline's power running and a bruising defense.
Sanchez was 12 of 18 for 181 yards and three touchdown passes. Moline had his seventh 100-yard rushing game, one 30-yard touchdown run and touchdown catches of 13 and 6 yards. Junior tight end Konrad Reuland had three catches for 95 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown reception.
Johnson talks a lot about the season being broken down into three stages: nonleague, league and playoffs. The Diablos (10-0, 5-0) are expected to be the No.1 seed in Division II.
"It's three stages, and we're ready for the third one," Sanchez said. "We just have to keep our heads on straight."
Dana Hills (5-5, 2-3) holds the tiebreaker over Capistrano Valley (5-5, 2-3), but Trabuco Hills holds the tiebreaker over the Dolphins. Trabuco Hills (3-6, 1-3) could force a three-way tie for third and final automatic playoff berth from the league with a victory over El Toro (3-6, 0-4) tonight.

 

[bobcat84]

I have read internet spew about Sanchez waivering with USC...any chance Bemoll and Williams talk him into joining them this weekend for THE Game?

I wonder if OSU is still in contact....

 

[Buckskin86]

MVHS wins first playoff game 63-10

Chane Moline rushed for 150 yards and three scores in Mission Viejo’s 63-10 victory over Los Osos.

http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2004/11/20/sections/sports/highschool/article_318249.php

Diablos roll; Hart next


By ERIC LA PACK
The Orange County Register

MISSION VIEJO – Mission Viejo took the first step toward its ultimate goal: a CIF championship.

The Diablos throttled Los Osos, 63-10, in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs at Mission Viejo High on Friday night.

The Diablos (11-0) will face Hart of Newhall in the second round on Friday. Hart defeated Mission Viejo for the title last year.

The Diablos, the No.1 seed in the division, looked to be on their way to an easy victory after taking a 14-0 lead on Keegan Gogerty's 68-yard run.

Los Osos came right back and advanced to the Mission Viejo 22-yard line before settling for a 39-yard field goal.

The Grizzlies appeared to be in business again when Dominic Verdugo intercepted a Mark Sanchez pass attempt. But it was called back when Los Osos was flagged for roughing the passer.

Mission Viejo took advantage of the second chance and eventually scored when Sanchez connected with Konrad Reuland for an 11-yard touchdown pass, giving the Diablos a 21-3 lead early in the second quarter.

Mission Viejo broke the game open from there, scoring on its next four possessions to take a 49-3 lead at the half.

Los Osos scored its lone touchdown when quarterback Mike Anderson hooked up with Donte Simms for a 17-yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter.

Mission Viejo came back with another score, this time on a 15-yard screen pass from quarterback R.J. Toman to Calvin Schneider, giving the Diablos a 56-10 lead.

 

[Buckskin86]

Mission Viejo Rolls Over Hart, 50-20

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-hsfbroundup27nov27,1,2328421.story?coll=la-headlines-sports

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.

http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~28719~2561214,00.html

Mission Viejo humbles Hart
By Matthew Kredell
Staff Writer

Indians are as customary to December in the Santa Clarita Valley as Santa Claus.
Red-and-black-striped feathers will be missing from the holiday season this year as Hart High of Newhall was knocked out of the Southern Section Div. II playoffs in the second round Friday, losing 50-20 to Mission Viejo in front of about 6,000 at College of the Canyons.

It's the first time in seven years that the Indians are out of the playoffs before the Southern Section final.

At least Santa is still scheduled to make an appearance.

"I feel bad because we let down players who I used to play with and players who stand for the Hart tradition," senior receiver Evan Surratt said. "I'll be thinking about that for a long time, and I'm pretty sure everyone on the team will be thinking about that."

The defeat wasn't unexpected. Mission Viejo (12-0) is the top-ranked team in the state. Nationally, the Diablos are ranked No. 2 by Student Sports and No. 3 by USA Today.

But if any team knows how to beat Mission Viejo, it's Hart (7-5). The teams met in the Southern Section Div. II final the previous two years.

Mission Viejo won the first one. Then the Indians ended the Diablos' 41-game winning streak with a 25-7 upset victory in last year's championship game.

Before that, Hart won four consecutive Div. III titles, giving the Indians five section championships in the previous six years.

This time, Hart was no match for a dominant Mission Viejo squad. The final margin of defeat was the worst in Hart coach Mike Herrington's 16-year tenure.

Hart had the Diablos seeing their demons from last year's final early in the game. Ryan Wolfe took a lateral from Tyler Lyon and threw deep down the left sideline to a wide-open Surratt for a 59-yard touchdown. The Indians led 7-0 after the first quarter.

Mission Viejo took over from there, pounding the ball on offense and using a stifling defense to score 29 second-quarter points. Chane Moline scored on three nearly identical 5-yard runs. He finished with 236 yards on 33 carries.

USC-bound quarterback Mark Sanchez also made big plays on the ground for Mission Viejo with key scrambles. He finished with 126 yards passing and 67 rushing.

"Our defense was just on the field too long," Herrington said, "from Mission Viejo's long drives to our inability to move the ball on offense."

After that 59-yard trick play, Hart couldn't get anything going until the fourth quarter. The Indians totaled 5 yards the rest of the half, going three-and-out on three consecutive possessions before Lyon threw an interception to set up Mission Viejo's final points of the half.

One of the few bright spots for Hart was senior receiver Wolfe, who made eight catches for 112 yards and a touchdown. He set a school record with 93 receptions in a season.

The five losses were the most by Hart since 1988, the year before Herrington started. The season also saw the end of Hart's Southern Section-record 65-game league winning streak and 13 consecutive Foothill League titles.

"We're a young team with a lot of talent coming back next year," said Lyon, a junior. "We'll try to come back next season and avenged what happened this year."

 

[Buckskin86]

Mission Viejo now 13-0, overwhelms Upland in 48-21 win

http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208~29582~2577704,00.html

MISSION VIEJO - Upland hoped to pull off the rare football upset of Mission Viejo.
Instead, the Highlanders had to settle for being members of a rapidly growing fraternity: Teams that have been overwhelmed by Mission Viejo this season.

Mission Viejo jumped on top early en route to a 48-21 victory over Upland in a CIF-Southern Section Division 2 semifinal Saturday night at Mission Viejo High School.

Upland was the 11th team this season to lose by at least 26 points to Mission Viejo. The Diablos advance to the title game next Saturday at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against Valencia.

"They're a very good team,' Upland coach Tim Salter said. "But I don't think people give them the credit they deserve for how well they execute.'

Mission Viejo (13-0), top-seeded in Division 2 and ranked No. 2 in the nation, rolled up 591 yards of total offense, compared to just 257 for Upland (10-3).

For most of the night, Upland seemed to be close to executing a big play, but the Diablos came up big far more often than not.

Upland's potent pass offense, led by quarterback Daniel Millus and receivers Brian Haith, Isiah Watson and Josh Richardson had a tough night. Passes barely misfired or were dropped, and the Highlanders struggled to contain Mission Viejo's relentless pass rush.

"There's a reason why they're No. 1 (in the divison) and No. 2 in the country,' Millus said.

Upland trailed 41-7 at halftime, but Salter decided to leave in Millus and most of the first team offense for the second half.

Millus threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, giving him 34 for the season to break Dan McGwire's Inland Valley record of 33 set at Claremont in 1985.

"It means a lot that he (Salter) kept me in the game,' Millus said. "It (the record) means a great deal for me to break a record that's (19) years old. I hope that someone's able to break it soon, though.'

Millus finished the night 15-of-32 passing for 190 yards with the two touchdowns and one interception.

Mission Viejo's USC-bound quarterback Mark Sanchez was very impressive in less than a half of work. Sanchez completed 10-of-15 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns.

"We wanted to establish the passing game,' Mission Viejo coach Bob Johnson said. "Our fullback (Chane Moline) got dinged up in the last game.'

Moline still rushed for 83 yards on 11 carries, all in the first half and scored three touchdowns.

The Highlanders tried gamely to keep up with Mission Viejo in the first half.

After the Diablos scored a touchdown on their first possession of the game, Upland answered immediately as Jared Hogan handed off to Haith on the kickoff return and Haith raced 86 yards for a game-tying touchdown.

"Yeah, that surprised me and I'm the special teams coach,' Johnson said. "We tell the kids to stay in their lanes, but Upland did a great job.'

Mission Viejo answered with a touchdown to go up 14-7, but Upland drove down the field, only suffer a couple of dropped balls, ultimately having Millus sacked on fourth-and-6 from the Diablos 36.

"At 14-7, we had a couple of open guys and dropped balls,' Salter said. "I think if B.J. (Haith) catches one, he had a clear shot (at the end zone).'

Upland seemed to come up just short all night long, while Mission Viejo did not.

The Highlanders' run game was hampered by the loss of running backs Allan Denton and Kyle Crisp. Denton reaggravated a quadriceps injury early in the game and did not return. Crisp did not make the team bus for reasons unknown to Salter.

"It hurt we didn't have those guys,' Salter said.

Mission Viejo also put a little hurt on Upland, too.

 

[Buckskin86]

Good article on MVHS and out boys

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp...644.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-highschool

Lines Separate Mission Viejo
• Strong offensive and defensive units lead Diablos into Division II championship game.

By Ben Bolch, Times Staff Writer

You had to rub your eyes and check the scoreboard again — yes, it really was Mission Viejo 41, Upland 7 — if you saw the scene that unfolded late in the second quarter last Saturday at Mission Viejo High.

On the Mission Viejo sideline, defensive line coach Mike Piel was hot on the heels of defensive end Ryan Williams.

"You've got to stay on that!" Piel barked at Williams, who had nearly chased down the Upland quarterback before he unloaded the ball ... leading to nothing but yet another incompletion. "You've got to close! You had a kill shot!"

If that didn't seem strange enough — Hello ... isn't your team ahead by five touchdowns? — Diablo offensive line coach Marty Spalding sounded like a drill sergeant as he unloaded during a rapid-fire halftime speech.

"On my epitaph," Spalding later explained, "I don't want it to be, 'Here lies Marty Spalding the coach,' I want it to say, 'Here lies Marty Spalding the teacher.' "

Indeed, the men who coach the linemen at Mission Viejo never let up, no matter the score, no matter the scale of dominance. And that's one big reason why the linemen on California's top-ranked team don't let their teammates down.


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If Mission Viejo's football team were an airliner, USC-bound quarterback Mark Sanchez would be the cockpit, with all its fancy controls. Running backs Chane Moline and Keegan Gogerty would be the engines, providing thrust. The offensive and defensive lines would be the hull that keeps all the other parts together.

The blueprints are drawn up daily in Spalding's classroom. The offensive linemen, packing brown-bag lunches, forgo 30 precious minutes of free time to meet with their coach and go over, in minute detail, every tendency of the defense they will face that week. This is in addition to film sessions and practices.

Spalding opens each session by handing out worksheets with formations drawn on them and, occasionally referring to himself in the third person, talks about zone blitzes and pull rules and counter plays.

To the uninitiated, it sounds like a foreign language. A player whose class load included an assortment of advanced-placement courses once told Spalding that his "class" was the most difficult.

"It is intricate, it is involved," Spalding acknowledged. "They need to make finite decisions in an instant. It isn't easy. The concept of the big, dumb football player doesn't apply to offensive linemen in these days."

Spalding makes time for laughter as well as learning. Noting that the Diablos (13-0) are playing Valencia (12-1) on Saturday at Angel Stadium for the Southern Section Division II championship, the coach tells his players there will be no meetings the following week "unless you want to come in and give me a $100 bill."

"He's always in there joking around with us, keeping us loose," said senior guard Chase Moline, the older brother of the Diablo running back.

Of course, all the coaching in the world couldn't so much as move a blocking sled. The Diablos rely on 6-foot-6, 300-pound tackle Kevin Bemoll and his line mates for that. Bemoll can bench press 415 pounds and was one reason Mission Viejo's offensive and defensive lines ruled summer strength competitions.

When it came time to line up against regional powers Los Alamitos, Long Beach Poly, Santa Ana Mater Dei and Concord De La Salle during what arguably could be considered the toughest regular-season schedule in state history, the Diablos found that they could do more than compete.

"We were dominating," said senior offensive tackle Gregg Peat, part of a starting unit that has forged a tight bond while playing together for two seasons. "A lot of hard work in the off-season got us ready for it."

The Diablos opened as the top-ranked team in the state and stayed there despite close-calls against Mater Dei (14-7) and De La Salle (17-14). The highlight came during a 50-20 victory over Newhall Hart two weeks ago in which Mission Viejo delivered payback for a 25-7 loss in last season's championship game, ending a string of 41 consecutive victories.

"That's probably the strength of their team," Los Alamitos Coach John Barnes said of Mission Viejo's lines, which helped deliver a season-opening 55-21 whipping of the Griffins. Having "God" on their side surely helps.

Chase Moline, the South Coast League's most valuable player, is the best player on what Spalding has described as probably the best line he has coached in more than 20 years. Spalding's nonstop praise of Moline — "I had a son who was a fine football player," Spalding said, "and this guy is better than my son ever thought about being" — prompted Moline's teammates to bestow upon him the not-so-subtle nickname of the almighty.

Intuitive and quick on his feet, Moline is an extension of Spalding on the field.

"We talk in the huddle and it's like talking to a coach," quarterback Sanchez said of Moline, who is considering offers from six Division I schools. "He's got three different ways to block the same play. It's just such an advantage having someone like that on your team."

Said Peat: "When it comes to third-down situations, Spalding always says, 'Chase, we need a first down,' and Chase goes, 'Come on guys, we have to get it.' "

Mission Viejo's offense has amassed plenty of first downs while averaging 44.5 points. Sanchez can count on one hand the number of times he has been sacked, a testament to the strength of a line that also includes junior center Cooper Dodd and junior guard David Burton.

"They're so unbelievably competitive, and they do not make mistakes," Spalding said. "These coaches who think they're going to fool us by stunting and slanting ... they make us laugh."


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Spalding coached the offensive and defensive lines until this year, when Coach Bob Johnson hired Piel, a former defensive lineman for the Rams who played for Johnson and Spalding at Lake Forest El Toro High in the early 1980s, to coach the defensive line.

Piel inherited a group that includes three Division I-bound players among the four starters.

The line is anchored by Chase Moline, the Diablos' only two-way player, and features Ohio State-bound Williams and Oregon-bound end Nick Reed. The unit has helped Mission Viejo register three shutouts and limit opponents to an average of 10.5 points. It also creates headaches for Sanchez in practice.

"They're giving us fits every week," Sanchez said. "It's the fastest I've ever moved in my life."

The lines measure themselves against each other in practice and take pride in that each unit wins about 50% of the downs. The only bit of contention involves which line gets to use Moline.

"The time I get with him is really limited," Piel said. "But he really doesn't need a lot of coaching. I can line him up and let him go and put my emphasis on the other three guys."

Johnson said the offensive and defensive lines have benefited from having their own coach, "giving them double the practice time and double the exposure with a different coach. It's one of the reasons we're better this year."

The defensive linemen like to joke that they've been given a reprieve from Spalding.

"Coach Piel is pretty normal and coach Spalding is like out there on the edge," Williams said.

Of course, there's no one else the offensive linemen would rather have leading them onto the field.

"Our coaches are probably the best around," Burton said. "We just try to get as close as we can to perfection."

One game to go. They're almost there.

 

[bucknut11]

Great article. Sounds like we're getting some VERY well-coached kids. That's always a huge plus.