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Football: Mission Viejo 63, La Quinta 14

Quarterback Ian Fieber averages nearly 30 yards per completion and throws three touchdown passes to different receivers as the unbeaten Diablos win easily.

It was a long bus trip for Mission Viejo, but it was a long night for La Quinta.

Playing in the desert with more than 120 miles of pavement behind them, the Diablos scored on each of seven possessions in the first half and scored a 63-14 nonleague victory over La Quinta.

Mission Viejo (4-0), , plays next week at home against Aliso Niguel (3-0) and the following week against Redlands East Valley (1-2).

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It has been tough for Mission Viejo to find local teams that want to play, and if it continues to dominate outside the region the Diablos might find games even harder to find.

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But on Friday, with a winless team before them that was game if nothing else, Mission Viejo got three touchdown passes from Ian Fieber, who completed seven passes for 206 yards—a whopping average of 29.4 yards per completion.

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Fieber threw touchdown passes of 37 yards to Braxton Shirley, 24 yards to Sean Modster and six yards to Frank Schnicker.

The running backs contributed as well against La Quinta (0-4). Marcus Collins rushed for 115 yards Alex Suchesk rushed for 87; each scored two touchdowns apiece.

Garrett Marino and Tanner Murphy also scored on the ground for Mission Viejo.


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