Football: Trabuco Hills 21, San Clemente 17

Trabuco Hills had a disappointing season with a third-place finish in the South Coast League, but the Mustangs ended on a high note with a come-from-behind victory over San Clemente on Friday.

The Mustangs are technically eligible to receive one of two at-large berths for the Southern Section Pac-5 playoffs, but their 28-26 loss to Santa Margarita will likely keep them from being selected; Santa Margarita finished sixth in the Trinity League and two teams vying for the berths from that league, Orange Lutheran and JSerra, both scored victories over the Eagles. 

Score: Trabuco Hills 21, San Clemente 17

Key Stats: Jake Breeland caught five passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns for Trabuco Hills, including the game-winner—a 10-yarder from Tommy Kelley with 3:56 remaining.

Pivotal Moment: Although Trabuco had just taken the lead, San Clemente still had time to drive the field and score the game-winner, but Trabuco’s Noah Thompson intercepted a pass on San Clemente’s first play of the ensuing drive. That was a killer.

Records: Trabuco Hills (6-4 overall, 2-2 in South Coast League), San Clemente (2-8, 0-4)

Notes: Kelley completed 10 of 19 passes for 190 yards and touchdown passes of 79 and 10 yards to Breeland. … The 10-yarder gave Trabuco its first lead of the game. …  Although Thompson’s interception was a big deal in securing the victory, a play early in the third quarter loomed just as large. Trailing 14-7 less than two minutes into the second half, Trabuco’s Nick Leduc blocked a punt and James Pierce recovered in the end zone for a touchdown that tied the scored, 14-14. … Jordan Hettinger rushed for 95 yards for Trabuco. … San Clemente scored first on Cole Fotheringham’s 39-yard pass to Jake Russell early in the second quarter, but 19 seconds later,  Kelley connected with Breeland from 79 yards. … 

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San Clemente took a 14-7 lead into halftime on the strength of Colin Zines’ 65-yard punt return. … Vlad Dzhabiyev rushed for 70 yards for San Clemente, and Fotheringham passed for 112. … San Clemente lost eight in a row after junior quarterback Sam Darnold was lost for the season to injury. He had thrown four touchdown passes without an interception, and had rushed for five touchdowns.