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    Tesoro football builds momentum with rout of Trabuco Hills
    • October 7, 2023

    RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Tesoro’s football team will go into the tough South Coast League with momentum after a 42-14 win over visiting Trabuco Hills in on Friday.

    Tesoro’s win came in the final nonleague game of the season for both teams. Tesoro (4-3) begins South Coast League play next week at home against Capistrano Valley (7-0), which is ranked No. 17 in the Orange County Top 25. The league includes No. 2 Mission Viejo and No. 8 San Clemente.

    Tesoro quarterback Cash O’Byrne throws the ball during a nonleague game against Trabuco Hills on Friday, October 6, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

    Trabuco Hills quarterback Jacob Perry throws the ball while on the run during a nonleague game at Tesoro High School on Friday, October 6, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

    Trabuco Hills running back Taylor Bowie dodges Tesoro defenders while carrying the ball during a nonleague game between the two teams on Friday, October 6, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

    Tesoro quarterback Cash O’Byrne throws the ball during a nonleague game against Trabuco Hills on Friday, October 6, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

    Trabuco Hills quarterback Jacob Perry throws the ball during a nonleague game at Tesoro High School on Friday, October 6, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

    Tesoro running back Travis Wood carries the ball during a nonleague game against Trabuco Hills on Friday, October 6, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

    Tesoro wide receiver Drew Wong breaks tackles as he reaches across the goal line for a touchdown during a nonleague game against Trabuco Hills on Friday, October 6, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

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    Trabuco Hill (4-3), No. 22 in the county rankings, plays its Sea View League opener at home against Aliso Niguel (5-2) next wek.

    Tesoro junior quarterback Cash O’Byrne completed 14 of 19 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns. Senior running back Travis Wood rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Wood went into the game averaging 111 rushing yards a game.

    Trabuco Hills quarterback Jacob Perry completed 20 of 34 passes for 145 yards and one touchdown.

    Tesoro’s defense limited Mustangs running back Taylor Bowie to 53 yards rushing, 56 yards fewer than his per-game average.

    O’Byrne understands the challenges of the South Coast League.

    “We need to do the little things right, the little things in practice,” he said. “We had a bunch of stupid penalties we need to clean up. When we go against San Clemente and Mission, we just can’t let that happen.”

    Tesoro QB Cash O’Byrne threw for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 42-14 win over Trabuco Hills … pic.twitter.com/8TYg0W0NAJ

    — Steve Fryer (@SteveFryer) October 7, 2023

    Tesoro scored on its first possession. The Titans drove 80 yards on seven plays, including a 38-yard completion from O’Byrne to Campbell Schamel and a 16-yard pass to Todd Nelson. Drew Wong scored the touchdown on a 16-yard run.

    Trabuco Hills responded with a touchdown on a 5-yard pass from Perry to Ryan Luce. Tesoro’s Sammy Peterson blocked the extra-point kick, leaving the Titans with a 7-6 lead. Peterson later had an interception.

    Tesoro began pulling away with two second-quarter touchdowns.

    The first was a 44-yard scoring pass from O’Byrne to Lance Guerrero. Guerrero sprinted through an opening in the middle of the Trabuco Hills secondary and pulled in the pass on the run for a 14-6 lead.

    Tesoro’s final possession of the first half yielded the Titans second touchdown of the second quarter. Starting at their 28-yard line with 2:32 to go in the half, the Titans drove 72 yards on eight plays with O’Byrne scoring on a 1-yard sneak with 44 seconds left for a 21-6 lead. The drive included a powerful 19-yard, tackle-breaking run by Wood and O’Byrne completions of 16 yards to Schamel and 17 yards to Todd Nelson.

    Trabuco Hills cut its deficit to 21-14 early in the third quarter on a 1-yard touchdown sneak by Perry and Luce running for a two-point conversion. That would be the Mustangs’ final points. Wong scored on a 27-yard reception in the third quarter and Wood scored on fourth-quarter runs of 2 and 16 yards to complete the scoring.

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