Mission Viejo defeated Santa Margarita 7-3 as Luke Fahey threw a 33-yard touchdown to Jack Junker late in the third quarter to erase a 3-0 deficit. Fahey completed 16 of 22 passes for 169 yards and absorbed only one sack, showing mobility and poise. Special teams flipped field position, including Isaiah Murgia's 54-yard punt and a short punt that set up the score. Tyler Wiegand hit a 23-yard field goal for Santa Margarita. Mission Viejo clinched the win when Santa Margarita failed to convert on fourth-and-goal from the eight with 26 seconds remaining.
In an opening game that resembled a Southern Section Division 1 playoff game with all the talent, intensity and coaching excellence on display, Mission Viejo placed its trust in perhaps the best quarterback in Southern California, Ohio State commit Luke Fahey, who delivered a 33-yard touchdown pass to Jack Junker late in the third quarter to wipe away a 3-0 deficit.
The touchdown pass came after Mission Viejo punter Isaiah Murgia booted a 54-yard punt that left Santa Margarita on its four-yard line. Then came a short punt giving Mission Viejo the ball at the 33. As he had been doing all night against Santa Margarita's big, aggressive defensive line, Fahey rolled out and found Junker open in the end zone.
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