Happy Labor Day! It’s now September — that time in Southern California when Christmas decorations take the place of lawn furniture in Home Depot. College football has just begun yet we’re expecting St. Nick to return the next kickoff. Fall is my favorite time of year, however. Cooler temps, changing leaves, shorter days and all…
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The OCVarsity football wrap-up includes local scores, game stories and photo galleries from games Thursday and Friday. FRIDAY’S GAMES SCORES High school football: Scores from Friday’s Week 2 games PHOTOS Photos: Friday night’s top Week 2 high school football games GAME STORIES Mission Viejo football stunned again by amazing Long Beach Poly rally Newport Harbor…
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LOS ANGELES — If this series truly is a playoff preview, the Dodgers might not like the full-length feature. The Atlanta Braves hit three home runs off of Dodgers starter Julio Urias and rode Max Fried’s seven scoreless innings to a 6-3 victory on Friday night. The MLB leaders with 256 home runs this season,…
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NEWPORT BEACH – Newport Harbor sophomore quarterback Jaden O’Neal threw three touchdown passes and ran for a TD in the Sailors’ 33-28 win over La Habra in a nonleague football game Friday at Newport Harbor High. The Sailors took advantage of La Habra special teams errors to get excellent field position and score points. Newport…
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Here is a list of the scores from the Week 2 high school football games Friday, Sept. 1. We’ll have a complete list at the end of the night. FRIDAY’S SCORES Long Beach Poly 32, Mission Viejo 28 Newport Harbor 33, La Habra 28 Tesoro 12, Yorba Linda 7 Capistrano Valley 38, Huntington Beach 14…
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — Tesoro bounced back from a devastating loss last week to beat Yorba Linda 12-7 Friday in a nonleague game at Tesoro High. The Titans (2-1) squandered a 14-point in the fourth quarter last week against Newport Harbor for their first loss of the season. Instead of dwelling on the loss, Tesoro…
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SAN DIMAS — After trailing most of the game, the San Dimas high school football team executed a huge fourth-quarter drive against visiting Marina to tie the game 15-15 with 1:24 left in regulation, eventually sending the game into overtime. Brian Jackson scored on a 6-yard run on the Saints’ first possession in overtime, and…
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IRVINE — The difference between the Trabuco Hills and Crean Lutheran football teams came down to three plays on Friday night. A botched snap by the Saints on a punt attempt in the final seconds of the first half, a sack-fumble that led to the go-ahead touchdown by Trabuco Hills in the fourth quarter, and…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now LONG BEACH — Mission Viejo and Long Beach Poly on Friday renewed a rivalry that sprung 20 years ago in hopes of captivating the high school football community. The appeal of the nonleague series has endured, but the Diablos’ advantage on the field…
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MISSION VIEJO — Dual-threat quarterback Tommy Acosta got Capistrano Valley’s football team all the points it needed in the first half and linebacker Jackson Sievers led a defensive surge in the second half in the Cougars’ 38-14 nonleague victory over Huntington Beach on Friday at Capistrano Valley High School. Acosta completed 15 of 25 passes…
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