ROUNDUP : El Toro Beats Capistrano Valley

El Toro High kept Mission Viejo Capistrano Valley from reaching the end zone on 11 plays inside its 21-yard line in final five minutes of play to earn a 23-19 victory Friday night in front of an overflow crowd of 8,100 at Mission Viejo High.

El Toro cornerback Jason Bailey knocked down a pass intended for Capistrano Valley’s David Poltl in the end zone with 2:21 remaining to play and then the Chargers survived two plays in the final 27 seconds to win its sixth consecutive game and avenge last year’s 22-21 loss that decided the top team in Orange County.

The game featured two of the county’s premier passers--Solliday and El Toro’s Rob Johnson--but it was two goal-line stands by El Toro’s defense that proved to be the difference.

Quartz Hill 12, Canyon Country Canyon 6--Quartz Hill scored the winning touchdown on a six-yard pass from quarterback Jake Haro to Josh Patterson with 2:19 left to give the Rebels a Golden League upset victory at Canyon. Quartz Hill improved to 1-0 in league play and 4-2 overall. Canyon, the Times’ second-ranked Southern Section team, dropped to 0-1 and 4-1.

Claremont 14, Glendora 7--Claremont Coach Bob Baiz picked up his 100th career victory as the Wolfpack upset previously undefeated Glendora in a Baseline League game at Citrus College. Quarterback Adam Metwalli connected with Ryan Wall on a four-yard touchdown pass play in the third quarter to put Claremont ahead, 11-7. Brandy Braxton added a 40-yard field for the Wolfpack, 2-1 in league and 3-3 overall, in the fourth quarter. Glendora slipped to 2-1 and 5-1.

Dorsey 37, Crenshaw 0--Dorsey, the Times’ top-ranked City team, improved to 5-0 with a Pacific League win at Crenshaw. Quarterback Ronald Peebles completed eight of 14 passes for 124 yards and one touchdown and running back Sharmon Shah gained 66 yards in nine carries to lead the Dons. Dorsey senior running back Lamont Warren, who missed the last two games with an ankle injury, gained 47 yards in 10 carries. Crenshaw is 0-2 and 1-3.

Los Angeles 44, Hamilton 14--Wide receiver Traivon Johnson caught touchdown passes of 35, 66 and 18 yards from quarterback Chauncey Jackson in the City Coastal Conference game at L.A. L.A. is 1-1 and 2-2, Hamilton 0-1 and 0-4.

Locke 39, Jordan 0--Running back Antoine Redmond gained 137 yards in 11 carries and scored on touchdown runs of six and 14 yards to lead the Saints to a Central League win at Jordan. Kimo Dunn added 41 yards in six carries and scored three touchdowns for Locke. The Saints amassed 353 rushing yards, and Jordan was held to 60. Locke, 2-1 in the Southeastern Conference and 4-1 overall, led 27-0 at halftime. Jordan is 0-5 and 0-4.