Football: Trabuco Hills 27, Huntington Beach 17

For the first time since Jim Barnett was the coach—that's two decades ago—Trabuco Hills opened the season with four consecutive victories. The Mustangs scored their second consecutive victory over a Sunset League team, getting a good win over a dangerous Huntington Beach squad.

Score: Trabuco Hills 27, Huntington Beach 17           

Key Stats: Tommy Kelley completed 14 of 27 passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns.

Pivotal Moment: Tied at 7-7, Huntington Beach had driven to the Trabuco Hills 14, but a series of penalties pushed the Oilers back to their own 27-yard line—facing fourth-and-57. The Oilers punted away and Trabuco scored on a 34-yard pass from Jimmy Jacobs to Conner O’Malley.

Records: Trabuco Hills (4-0), Huntington Beach (2-2)

Notes: Huntington Beach scored on its first possession, but managed only a field goal until late in the fourth quarter against the stiff Mustangs defense. … Any defensive scheme against Huntington Beach has to account for do-everything quarterback Kai Ross, who passed for 203 yards and rushed 22 times for 71 yards and a touchdown. …  Hunter Simmons rushed for 151 yards and 3-yard score in the first quarter for Huntington Beach. … Trabuco Hills held a 20-10 lead in the third quarter when Tommy Kelley and Jake Breeland hooked up for a 79-yard touchdown pass. Total backbreaker for any Huntington Beach comeback hopes. … Breeland also caught a 6-yard TD pass from Kelley. ... Jimmy Jacobs threw a 34-yard TD pass to Connor O'Malley to give Trabuco a 14-7 lead. ... Matt Wood's 2-yard run made it 20-7. ... Trabuco Hills is ranked No. 7 in Orange County. … The Mustangs play Santa Margarita (2-2) and JSerra (3-0) over the next two weeks. JSerra defeated Huntington Beach last week, 49-31.