Football: Tesoro 48, Chula Vista 7

The schedule played out that Tesoro had a bye week in the South Coast League schedule this week, so the Titans played a nonleague game with visiting Chula Vista.

They weren’t particularly hospitable hosts, building a 35-0 halftime lead en route to a 48-7 victory.

The Titans, who finished second to Mission Viejo in league, will be part of the Southern Section Pac-5 playoffs that begin next week.

Score: Tesoro 48, Chula Vista 7

Key Stats: Jon Rivera rushed for 212 yards and touchdown runs of 60 and 54 yards, the second of which gave Tesoro a 21-0 lead.

Pivotal Moment: When Rivera peeled off his 60-yard burst to go up by three touchdowns midway through the second quarter, the writing was on the wall.

Records: Tesoro (8-2), Chula Vista (3-7)

Notes: In its first season under Coach Matt Poston, Tesoro had its best record through the regular season since 2008 when it went undefeated all the way to the section finals before losing to Long Beach Poly, 20-17. … Brady Davis scored on a 4-yard run, and sophomore quarterback Devon Modster on a 1-yard run before Zach Huerta passed 63 yards to Jake Smeltzer to make it 35-0. … 

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Tesoro muffed a punt that set up Chula Vista’s only score, in the third quarter, a 37-yard pass. … Special teams got the points back when Jacob Griffin returned a punt 33 yards for a score. … Huerta, a senior, finished the scoring with a 1-yard run.