Mission Viejo beats San Clemente: Final score, results from Alpha League football game

Lance Smith

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Mission Viejo rolled in the second half after going into halftime tied 10-10 to defeat arch rival San Clemente 34-16 on Friday.

San Clemente played an outstanding first half, outside of both teams committing multiple early turnover. But the Diablos didn't falter, looking the part of the heavy favorite in the Alpha League. 

San Clemente opened the scoring quickly on a touchdown from Eiler King to Jaxson Rex, and Davonte Curtis tied it for the Diablos with 2:54 left in the first quarter with a short rushing touchdown. Both teams kicked a field goal in the second quarter for a 10-10 halftime score.

From there on out, it was all Mission Viejo. It led 20-10 after three quarters following another Caleb Sylvia field goal, this time from 47 yards, and a one-yard run from Matthew Dalhover. Curtis ran for his second touchdown with 9:26 left in the game to put the Diablos up 27-10.

Despite getting outplayed in the second half, the Tritons maintained their fight and their focus, and they had an inkling of life with 4:42 left in the game when second-string quarterback Preston Beck threw a short touchdown to Shane Kiley. Down 27-16, San Clemente opted for the two-point conversion but was denied. Mission Viejo ended up finishing with a game-high 18-point lead when quarterback Luke Fahey and wide receiver KJ Woodbury connected from 35 yards out with 3:28 left.

Scroll down for live scoring and results in chronological order. 

Mission Viejo vs. San Clemente score, results, highlights

4TH QUARTER:

3:28 – Mission Viejo 34, San Clemente 16: Ohio State commit Luke Fahey throws his first touchdown of the game, a 35-yarder to KJ Woodbury for a game-high 18-point lead.

4:42 – Mission Viejo 27, San Clemente 16: San Clemente shows a bit of life as Preston Beck throws a touchdown to Shane Kiley from inside the red zone.

9:26 – Mission Viejo 27, San Clemente 10: The Diablos put the game nearly out of reach as Davonte Curtis runs in another short touchdown.

3RD QUARTER:

Q3 – Mission Viejo 20, San Clemente 10: The Diablos take the first two-score lead of the game on a one-yard punch from Matthew Dalhover.

7:16 – Mission Viejo 13, San Clemente 10: Sylvia drills his second field goal of the game to put Mission Viejo up three points.

The game is tied 10-10 at halftime.

2ND QUARTER:

8:49 – Mission Viejo 10, San Clemente 10: The Diablos tie things up on a long field goal from Caleb Sylvia.

11:14 – San Clemente 10, Mission Viejo 7: The Tritons retake the lead on a short field goal from Ethan Miller.

1ST QUARTER:

2:54 – Mission Viejo 7, San Clemente 7: Mission Viejo ties the game up on a short run from Davonte Curtis.

Q1 – San Clemente 7, Mission Viejo 0: Eiler King gets San Clemente the game's first points with a touchdown to Jaxson Rex.

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Lance Smith

Lance has covered high school basketball, football and softball since 2019. A graduate of The USC Marshall School of Business, Smith dabbles in linear algebra and football and basketball computer rankings.