San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
• Friday night’s football highlights.
Mission Hills High football coach Chris Hauser had a dilemma.
Did he coach his team’s game Friday against El Camino or attend the rehearsal dinner for his daughter Leeanna’s wedding on Saturday? Hauser hasn’t missed a game in 31 years.
So Hauser made a call to El Camino coach Michael Hobbs, asking if the Wildcats would consider moving the game to Thursday.
“Michael was awesome,” Hauser said. “I explained the situation, and he agreed to move the game, no questions asked.
“It was a really nice thing for him to do.”
With Hauser’s wife Laura, Leeanna and her fiancé Taylor Thompson in attendance at Thursday’s game, No. 4-ranked Mission Hills (4-0) beat El Camino (2-2) 37-21.
Aaron Hauser, Chris’ son and Leeanna’s brother, is a coach at Benedictine College in Kansas and is part of the wedding party and flew in late Thursday night.
Junior QB Gunnar Hensley led Mission Hills, throwing a pair of touchdown passes, one a 74-yarder to Matt Martin, and a 6-yarder to Riley Fountain. Hensley also scored on a QB sneak.
Canaan Ridill scored on runs of 8 and 6 yards.
No. 1 Cathedral Catholic 41, No. 3 Lincoln 0: They were two of the top ranked teams in the county, but it was no contest on the field. The Dons defense spent most of the evening in the Lincoln backfield while the Dons offense ran up and down the field at Cathedral Catholic High. Lucky Sutton carried 29 times, including touchdown runs of 15 and 3 yards, for 234 of the Dons’ 362 rushing yards.
Poway 38, Vista 7: Poway sophomore Luke Gonzalez scored on a run and returned a fumble for a score. WR Vance Jefferson had a pair of TD runs and caught a pass for a score. The Poway defense held Vista to 17 plays of 57 for one or fewer yards.
Rancho Bernardo 23, Westview 0: Thanks to 19 carries for 142 yards and three touchdowns by Chris Darty, Rancho Bernardo amassed 253 rushing yards to set up Friday’s Palomar League showdown at undefeated rival Poway. The Broncos held Westview to five first downs as Ezra Doolittle had 2 interceptions and Niko Ocampo recovered 2 fumbles.
Mt. Carmel 34, Del Norte 30: Mt. Carmel QB Carson Taumoepeau passed for 258 yards and two TDS and ran for 103 yards and a TD. Mt. Carmel receiver Luke Sevier had 10 catches for 123 yards on offense, two interceptions on defense and a 65yard punt return for a TD. Del Norte’s Martin Hill rushed for 182 yards and two TDS before being injured.
San Pasqual 14, Fallbrook 13: San Pasqual QB Danny Davis threw an 81-yard hook-and-ladder pass for a touchdown and a 32-yard TD toss to James Debora followed by Saul Guerrero’s game-winning PAT. Andrew Battala blocked a Fallbrook extra point. Davis also intercepted a pass to seal the win for the Eagles.
Valley Center 14, Rancho Buena Vista 9: In a defensive struggle, the Valley Center defense was led by Jakob Tuner, who had 7 tackles, Kenny Garcia with 6 tackles and 3 sacks, including the game-winning stop. Dylan Ewing had 9 tackles and Raymond Stehly had 6 tackles.
Ramona 35, Escondido 32: Ramona remained undefeated and in first place in the Valley League behind QB Cash Jones, who rushed 15 times for 147 yards and 3 TDS. Cameron Dingman caught 3 passes for 92 yards. Escondido rallied from a 35-17 halftime deficit by recovering three onside kicks and holding the Bulldogs to just six second-half plays.
No. 2 Carlsbad 56, La Costa Canyon 7: Lancers QB Aiden Sayin completed 14 of 17 passes for 201 yards and 4 TDS, 2 to Josh Davis. Mazlo Norwood had an 80-yard punt return for a score.
Torrey Pines 35, San Marcos 7: Falcons QB Remi Baere completed 8 of 13 for 160 yards and a 60-yard TD to Griffin Grant. Marco Notarainni had 15 carries for 83 yards and 3 scores.
Morse 14, San Diego 11: Morse scored on a TD run by Tyson Shields and a fumble return by Bryzai White. The Tigers used a goal-line stand in the game’s dying seconds to preserve the victory.
Serra 16, Scripps Ranch 0: Serra scored all 16 points in the second quarter on a TD run by Brevin Lingao, a pass from Micah Armstrong to Devante Koyl-fleming and a pair of 2-point PATS.
Patrick Henry 56, Crawford 0: Jason Oliveria had TD runs for 2, 4 and 36 yards for Henry. QB Ash Bibbes had a 12-yard TD throw to Jeremiah Symington, a 21-yarder to Makai Elliot and 22 yards to Kai Jessie. Isaiah Tatum and Tabais Harris also had TD runs.
Mission Bay 21, Hoover 20: Mission Bay QB Clash Orsborn had a big night, passing to Brendan Dunphy and Andrew Hutchinson for scores, then connecting with Hutchinson on a 50-yarder with under 4 minutes to play for the winning score.
Madison 36, Mira Mesa 27: Javhi Bloomquist rushed for 151 yards and TD and blocked a punt for Madison. Mauricio Escodero had a pair of field goals and 4 PATS. Mira Mesa QB Alex Zappa threw for 201 yards and 3 TDS, all to Cole Vanta, who had 9 catches for 153 yards.
University City 62, Kearny 18: University City threw for 303 yards, led by Ikaika Bell, who completed 9 of 13 for 190 yards and 3 TDS. Troy Granfors had a pair of receiving TDS and Thomas Jones rushed for 2. Uni City intercepted 3 passes, 2 by Curtis Whitehurst, who returned one for a score.
Tri-city Christian 21, Rancho Christian 6: Noah Waldeck was involved in all 3 TCC scores, passing 11 yards to Carmelo Chapman and running for scores from 6 and 8 yards out.
Orange Glen 2, Francis Parker 0: Parker was forced to forfeit when it could not field enough players.
No. 6 Granite Hills 35, No. 9 Helix 21: Justus Mccomb threw for 232 yards and 3 TD passes and ran for another score as Granite Hills defeated the Highlanders for the first time since Steele Canyon 34, Grossmont 17: Sophomore Major Givens carried 35 times for 252 yards and 3 TDS for Steele Canyon. Givens had 322 total yards. David Martinez kicked a pair of FGS. Grossmont QB Justin Brown tossed TD passes of 60 yards to Nathan Acevedo and 50 yards to Chris Chrzan.
El Capitan 23, Monte Vista 21: El Cap junior QB Savigon Yokley ran for a 79-yard TD, and Xavier Peace had a game-winning 36-yard TD in the fourth quarter.
Santana 21, Valhalla 13: Drew Temple was 12 of 26 passing for 154 yards and TDS to Jared Forster and Shaun Martin for Santana.
West Hills 28, El Cajon Valley 12: Braden Oberg was 10 of 18 passing for 138 yards and ran for 58 yards and 2 TDS to lead West Hills. El Cajon’s Clarence Johnson rushed 23 times for 100 yards, a TD and had an interception.
Eastlake 13, Mater Dei Catholic 12: After a first half with 10 total yards, Eastlake got just enough yardage in the second half to set up QB Cole Mcfarlane’s 9-yard touchdown scramble for the winning score with 1:56 to play. Nico Mosley led Mater Dei with 15 carries for 80 yards and a TD.
Sweetwater 50, San Ysidro: Off to its first 4-0 start since 2014, Sweetwater again relied on Mario Villa to carry the load. Villa gained 175 yards and scored 3 times on the ground in addition to catching a pass for 40 yards and a TD. Javier Sanchez added 125 yards and 2 TDS while Carlos Hopper gained 95 yards and scored.
Bonita Vista 13, Hilltop 0: Junior Malosi Iuli caught a 45-yard halfback option TD pass from Dante Herrero as well as intercepting a pair of passes to give coach Tyler Arciaga his first win at Bonita Vista, his alma mater. Justin Locke led the defense with 15 tackles, three for a loss and a fumble recovery.
Castle Park 56, Mar Vista 7: Ramon Cabal of the Trojans gained 175 yards on 19 carries, scoring twice, and Erik Hernandez added 162 yards rushing with 3 scores plus a 50-yard TD reception. Robert Abarca had 15 solo tackles and 10 assists.
Otay Ranch 35, Olympian 14: Carl Addy and Joseph Firebaugh combined to help Otay Ranch set up the game of unbeatens Friday against Eastlake. Addy gained 141 yards on 15 carries and a score while Firebaugh scored once on a pass reception and a second time on a 30-yard fumble recovery.
Montgomery 57, Chula Vista 0: Jaheem Williams returned an interception 103 yards for one of his two scoring interceptions as well as catching a TD pass to lift the Aztecs. Ansel Flanagan completed 8 of 13 passes for 135 yards and 3 TDS while Isiah King added a third interception for a score.
Brawley 34, Coronado 7: Isaiah Young rushed 18 times for 213 yards, including TDS of 91 and 36 yards for Brawley. Sophomore Ruben Abarca opened the game with a 55-yard TD run. J.J. Gutierrez added a TD run and an interception.
Central 28, Desert Hot Springs 0: Jordan Reed threw 2 TD passes to Fernando Morales for Central.
Holtville 50, Mtn. Empire 6: Marcus Smith posted 10 tackles and an interception and Larry Clark 8 tackles as Holtville limited the Red Hawks to 84 total yards.
Union-tribune staff writer Kirk Kenney and freelance writers Terry Monahan, Steve Brand and Jim Lindgren contributed to this report.