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LONG BEACH — Mission Viejo entered its rivalry crippled against Long Beach Poly connected Friday seeking to amended successful aggregate areas aft a lopsided nonaccomplishment to Servite.
The Diablos rapidly checked their boxes.
Orange County’s No. 4-ranked squad scored doubly successful little than a infinitesimal of the archetypal 4th and showed advancement connected some sides of the shot en way to a 41-14 triumph astatine Veterans Stadium.
Mission Viejo defenders tackle Long Beach Poly’s Tyson Bordeaux (15) during a nonleague crippled astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo’s Kenny Manassero (6), left, sprints past Long Beach Poly’s Jadyn Robinson (12), center, and Armani Wilkson (31) for a touchdown during a non league crippled astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo’s Jonathan Becerra (92) reacts aft signaling a sack connected Long Beach Poly’s Darius Curry (1), not shown, during a nonleague crippled astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Long Beach Poly’s Devin Samples (6), left, celebrates his touchdown with Jason Robinson (4) during a nonleague crippled against Mission Viejo astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo’s Kenny Manassero (6), right, celebrates his touchdown with Ruben Lopez (5) during a nonleague crippled against Long Beach Poly astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo’s Mikey Matthews (8) makes a one-handed drawback during a nonleague crippled against Long Beach Poly astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo’s Jonathan Becerra (92), right, sacks Long Beach Poly’s Darius Curry (1) during a nonleague crippled astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo’s Kenny Manassero (6) scores a touchdown implicit the tackle by Long Beach Poly’s Ikenasio Mikaele (25) during a nonleague crippled astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo’s Kadin Semonza (3) throws a walk during a nonleague crippled against Long Beach Poly astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Long Beach Poly’s Darius Curry (1) throws a walk during a nonleague crippled against Mission Viejo astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo’s KJ Reed (4) sprints with the shot during a nonleague crippled against Long Beach Poly astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo’s Jonathan Becerra (92), bottom, tackles Long Beach Poly’s Darius Curry (1) during a nonleague crippled astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo’s Kenny Manassero (6), left, celebrates his touchdown with KJ Reed (4) during a nonleague crippled against Long Beach Poly astatine Veterans Memorial Stadiumm successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo players participate earlier a nonleague crippled against Long Beach Poly astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo’s Kadin Semonza (3) throws a walk during a nonleague crippled against Long Beach Poly astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Mission Viejo’s caput manager Chad Johnson watches his players during a nonleague crippled against Long Beach Poly astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
Long Beach Poly’s caput manager Stephen Barbee watches his players during a nonleague crippled against Mission Viejo astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Long Beach connected Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
One week aft 44-7 nonaccomplishment against No. 2 Servite, Mission Viejo (2-1) held Long Beach Poly (0-2) to 165 yards of discourtesy and delivered a antiaircraft people and 7 sacks.
“I’m happy. We person a batch of things we tin instrumentality away,” Mission Viejo manager Chad Johnson said. “Our kids settled down and played large defensively. Offensively, we’re up and down … (but) we got our moving crippled going tonight.”
The teams’ archetypal gathering since 2017 was portion of the Great American Rivalry Series. Running backmost Kenny Manassero of Mission Viejo earned MVP honors aft rushing for 82 yards and 3 touchdowns.
The Diablos’ defence shared the spotlight.
Senior antiaircraft backmost Jake Higgins returned an interception astir 15 yards for a people arsenic the Diablos opened a 14-0 pb midway done the archetypal quarter.
Higgins’ play came 40 seconds aft Manassero broke a 49-yard touchdown run.
Mission Viejo’s defence was accordant astir of the nighttime against Long Beach Poly, which played sophomore Darius Curry astatine backmost for each but 1 series. The Jackrabbits didn’t person injured receiver/cornerback Daylen Austin.
Junior Jonathan Becerra led an progressive Mission Viejo antiaircraft enactment with 2 sacks and different tackle for a loss. He was supported by sophomore Jack Matranga, elder Finley Weinheimer and inferior Joseph Mendez.
Deandre Brunings recorded a sack to assistance pb the Diablos’ linebackers.
Mission Viejo’s secondary besides covered well. Sophomore Trey Tolmaire added an interception that led to a 17-yard touchdown walk from Kadin Semonza to KJ Reed aboriginal successful the fourth.
Long Beach Poly trimmed the Diablos’ pb to 14-7 earlier halftime connected a 27-yard touchdown tally by Devin Samples. The inferior scored with 3:02 near successful the 2nd 4th and made the Diablos wage for 2 penalties connected the drive.
Mission Viejo seized power successful the 3rd 4th with 2 rushing scores by Manassero.
The Diablos opened the 2nd fractional with a 70-yard scoring drive. Manassero helped Mission Viejo capitalize connected 2 walk inference penalties on the mode to his 4-yard TD tally from a jumbo formation.
The Diablos opened a 28-7 pb connected a 2-yard touchdown tally by Manassero aboriginal successful the 3rd quarter.
Long Beach Poly stayed successful striking region concisely acknowledgment to its ain antiaircraft score, a 68-yard interception instrumentality by Donovan Turner that trimmed Mission Viejo’s pb to 28-14.
But Mission Viejo recovered down its crushed attack. Standout Mikey Matthews had a team-high six catches for 50 yards but the Jackrabbits kept him retired of the extremity zone.
Mission Viejo’s hard nonleague docket continues successful 2 weeks astatine Alemany, which earlier this play mislaid to St. John Bosco 24-3.
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