Sports Shorts: Diablos Look to Continue Dominance of Poly

Mission Viejo’s football team plays host to rival Long Beach Poly on Friday night in the biggest game of a weekend that features some very big games.

The Diablos (2-1), , are coming off a confidence-building last Friday following their humbling trip to New Jersey. Mission Viejo opened its season with a , then .

The Jackrabbits (3-0), , probably consider themselves lucky to still be undefeated after barely holding off City Section title contender Narbonne of Harbor City, 19-16. Poly opened its season with a 24-23 victory over Grant of Sacramento, followed by a 38-18 victory over perennial City Section power Carson.

Both teams are quick, especially on defense, but the Diablos may have a few more weapons on offense. Mission Viejo is averaging 29.7 points per game, while Poly is averaging 27.

Mission Viejo's offense is led by senior quarterback Alex Bridgford, running backs Jahleel Pinner, a senior committed to USC, and Marcus Collins, a junior, and senior wide receiver D.J. Wilson. Long Beach is led by senior quarterback Chaiyse Hales, junior running backs Manusamoa Luuga and Gerard Wicks and senior wide receiver Richard Smith.

The Diablos have won all three previous meetings between the teams, including last year's game, 37-7.

If you can’t get a ticket (or find a parking space), the game will be streamed live on FoxSportsWest.com’s "Prep Zone," beginning with the kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

In other Friday games:

JSerra (2-0) at Trabuco Hills (2-1), 7 p.m. -- The Lions of JSerra are off to another impressive start with a 28-21 victory over Long Beach Wilson and a 51-13 win over L.A. Wilson, but neither of those opponents is nearly as good as Trabuco Hills. I’m sure I don’t need to remind anybody about JSerra’s impressive start (and disastrous finish) in 2010, but a similar victory over the Mustangs -- the Lions beat Trabuco Hills, 40-17, last year -- would be very impressive. Trinity League rival Santa Margarita beat Trabuco Hills, 35-14, last week. Can the Lions, behind talented seniors quarterback Jake Hall and wide receiver Jonavaughn Williams, put up those same kinds of numbers against the Mustangs and their very impressive senior running back, Mitchell Simonsen? It's going to be tough.

Capistrano Valley (0-3) at Long Beach Cabrillo (2-1), 7 p.m. -- The host Jaguars bounced back from their season-opening whipping at the hands of San Clemente, 35-6, to defeat Lynwood, 21-16, and North Torrance, 56-36. Cabrillo is primarily a passing team (243.7 yards per game) behind senior quarterback Derek Stewart, but can run as well (185 yards per game) behind Stewart, senior Darren Johnson and junior Latrell Flowers. Capistrano Valley has surrendered nearly twice the number of points its scored. The Cougars, who played Trabuco Hills tough in a 28-21 season-opening loss, also fell to San Fe Christian, 13-12, and powerful Cypress, 42-10. Capistrano Valley, which defeated Cabrillo last season, 37-20, is led by junior quarterback Mason Dossey and senior running back James Benedix.

DIABLOS, COUGARS EXCEL AT CROSS-COUNTRY COUNTY CLASSIC

Mission Viejo and Capistrano Valley high runners competed in the Cross Country Classic Friday and Saturday at Estancia High. The 31st annual meet was co-hosted by Woodbridge, Estancia, and Costa Mesa high schools and the Newport-Irvine Rotary Club, and was sponsored by Puma.

Here are results of races in which the Diablos and Cougars scored among the top 10:

DIVISION 2

Freshman Boys Team Scores -- 1. Westlake 149; 2. Capistrano Valley 173; 3. Brea Olinda 217; 4. Chino Hills 228; 5. West Torrance 242; 6. Claremont 246; 7. Thousand Oaks 264; 8. Northwood 279; 9. Woodbridge 285; 10. Redondo Union 285.

Sophomore Girls Team Scores -- 1. Woodbridge 115; 2. San Clemente 130; 3. Redondo Union 142; 4. Capistrano Valley 189; 5. Los Osos 190; 6. Riverside Poly 193; 7. Claremont 202; 8. Foothill 205; 9. Simi Valley 212; 10. West Torrance 253.

Freshman Girls Individuals -- 1.Carroll (San Clemente) 18:05; 2. Williams (Palisades Charter) 18:05; 2. Jones (Simi Valley) 18:11; 4. Georgi (San Clemente) 18:12; 5. Chuang (Beckman) 18:46; 6. Paquette (Foothill) 19:02; 7. Cantrell (Claremont) 19:10; 8. Loza (Capistrano Valley) 19:16; 9. Laurent (San Clemente) 19:21; 10. Barr (Capistrano Valley) 19:23.

DIVISION 3

Senior Boys Individuals -- 1. Soto (Marina) 14:49; 2. Cate (Mission Viejo) 15:08; 3. Chavez (Indio) 15:09; 4. Runyan (Yucaipa) 15:16; 5. Flores (Indio) 15:21; 6. Borjas (Calabasas) 15:27; 7. Luu (Yucaipa) 15:28; 8. Sustayta (South Hills) 15:30; 9. McIntosh (Chino) 15:40; 10. Silva (Indio) 15:43.

Junior Boys Team Scores -- 1. South Hills 83; 2. Murrieta Mesa 94; 3. Laguna Hills 102; 4. Downey 103; 5. Santa Ana Valley 193; 6. La Serna 227; 7. Damien 230; 8. Santa Monica 231; 9. Mission Viejo 233; 10. Centennial/Corona 296.

Sophomore Boys Individuals -- 1.Lassalle (Santa Monica) 15:37; 2. Gidabuday (El Modena) 15:39; 3. Diaz (Downey) 15:41; 4. Aube (Marina) 15:45; 5. Humphries (Yucaipa) 16:06; 6. Cameron (Damien) 16:09; 7. Heredia (Elsinore) 16:14; 8. Antunez (Santa Ana Valley) 16:14; 9. Ashbaugh (Mission Viejo) 16:17; 10. Genchi (Santa Ana Valley) 16:18.

Sophomore Boys Team Scores -- 1. Yucaipa 151; 2. Murrieta Mesa 155; 3. Mission Viejo 191; 4. Downey 209; 5. Marina 259; 6. Canyon 268; 7. Torrance 277; 8. South Hills 288; 9. Santa Ana Valley 304; 10 El Modena 307.

Varsity Girls Team Scores -- 1. Marina 35; 2. South Hills 136; 3. Canyon 158; 4. Esperanza 167; 5. El Dorado 168; 6. Yucaipa 229; 7. El Modena 271; 8. Mission Viejo 291; 9. South Torrance 308; 10. Irvine 331.

Freshman Girls Team Scores -- 1. Corona del Mar 21; 2. Orange Lutheran 84; 3. Norte Vista 85; 4. Oaks Christian 85; 5. South Pasadena 118; 6. Cajon 154; 7. Rancho Verde 164; 8. Mission Viejo 205; 9. Costa Mesa 250.

For complete results in all divisions, click here.

Coming up on Saturday are the Dana Hills Nike Invitational as well as the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto.

MISSION VIEJO ADVANCES TO VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS

Mission Viejo's girls volleyball team advanced to the semifinals of the Aloha Cougar Classic Saturday at Capistrano Valley High.

The Diablos lost to eventual runner-up Chino Hills, 25-20, 25-19. Yuciapa defeated Chino Hills in the championship match, 19-25, 28-26, 15-7. Yucaipa beat Tesoro, 15-25, 25[23, 17-15. Mission Viejo setter Kyra Goodman was named to the all-tournament team.

Speaking of volleyball, here are the pool assignments and schedule for pool play for the Divisions 1 and 2 brackets of the Dave Mohs O.C. Championships, which begin play at 3 p.m. Friday and resume at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Friday's pool schedule: 1 vs. 3; 2 vs. 4; 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3. On Saturday, it's 3 vs. 4 and 1 vs. 2. Afterward, the top two teams advance to the playoffs Saturday afternoon at Edison High.

The Division 1 final is Monday at 7:30 p.m., and it's preceded by the Division 2 final at 6 p.m. Both games are at Edison High.

DIVISION 1

Pool 1 at Edison -- 1. Los Alamitos; 2. Rosary; 3. Mission Viejo; 4. Los Osos.

Pool 2 at Corona del Mar -- 1. Corona del Mar; 2. El Dorado; 3. Tesoro; 4. West Ranch.

Pool 3 at Edison -- 1. Edison; 2. Poly/Long Beach; 3. Bakersfield; 4. University/Irvine.

Pool 4 at Marina -- 1. Mater Dei; 2. San Clemente; 3. Marina; 4. Beckman.

Pool 5 at Newport Harbor -- 1. Newport Harbor; 2. Harvard-Westlake; 3. Capistrano Valley; 4. Chaparral.

Pool 6 at Newport Harbor -- 1. Laguna Beach; 2. Orange Lutheran; 3. Centennial/Corona; 4. Murrieta Valley.

Pool 7 at Edison -- 1. Santa Margarita; 2. Palos Verdes; 3. Wilson/Long Beach; 4. Upland.

Pool 8 at Huntington Beach -- 1. Huntington Beach; 2. Yucaipa; 3. Dana Hills; 4. Carson.

DIVISION 2

Pool 1 at Huntington Beach -- 1. Notre Dame; 2. Garces Memorial; 3. La Habra; 4. Estancia.

Pool 2 at Costa Mesa -- 1. Francis Parker; 2. Villa Park; 3. Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana; 4. Norco.

Pool 3 at Fountain Valley -- 1. Temecula Valley; 2. San Juan Hills; 3. R.E. Mountain; 4. El Modena.

Pool 4 at Marina -- 1. Trabuco Hills; 2. Peninsula; 3. Woodbridge; 4. Fullerton.

Pool 5 at Corona del Mar -- 1. Ayala; 2. Troy; 3. Stockdale.

Pool 6 at Costa Mesa -- 1. Sage Hill; 2. Carlsbad; 3. Canyon/Anaheim; 4. Costa Mesa.

Pool 7 at Corona del Mar -- 1. St. Margaret's; 2. Northwood; 3. Valencia/Placentia; 4. Silverado.

Pool 8 at Fountain Valley -- 1. Brea Olinda; 2. Laguna Hills; 3. Bonita; 4. Connelly.

SOUTH COAST WATER POLO TOURNAMENT IS THIS WEEKEND

The highly anticipated South Coast Tournament in boys volleyball will take place Thursday through Saturday at four high school pools in Orange County, with the championship match set for Newport Harbor at 4:05 p.m. Saturday.

Here are where the teams will begin their two days of pool play today. Quarterfinals will be held Friday at each pool, and winners will advance to Saturday’s semifinals, which will take place at 10:40 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. at Newport Harbor.

Capistrano Valley High -- 1. Mater Dei; 2. Laguna Beach; 3. Capistrano Valley; 4. Vista; 5. Northwood; 6. San Clemente; 7. Granite Hills; 8. Buena Park.

Foothill High -- 1. El Toro; 2. Loyola; 3. Santa Barbara; 4. Foothill; 5. Punahou (Hawaii); 6. Mission Viejo; 7. Santa Margarita; 8. University.

Newport Harbor High -- 1. Newport Harbor; 2. Los Alamitos; 3. The Bishop's (La Jolla); 4. Long Beach Wilson; 5. Servite; 6. Edison; 7. Dana Hills; 8. Redlands.

Corona del Mar -- 1. Corona del Mar; 2. Huntington Beach; 3. Villa Park; 4. Dos Pueblos (Goleta); 5. Riverside Poly; 6. Esperanza; 7. La Canada; 8. Long Beach Poly.

WRESTLING OFFICIALS NEEDED FOR 2011-12 SEASON

The Orange County Wrestling Officials Assn. is looking to add officials to its rosters and is holding its first mandatory meeting for candidates for the 2011-12 high school season on Sunday at 6 p.m. in Room 240 (across from gymnasium) at Corona Del Mar High School.

For more information, contact Bruce Terry at (714) 876-7230 or drbruceterry@yahoo.com.

IVC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HOSTS 'DIG PINK' GAME

Proceeds from the Irvine Valley women's volleyball home match on Friday, Oct. 28, against Orange Empire Conference rival Golden West, dubbed the "Dig Pink" match, will be donated to the Side-Out Foundation, which raises awareness for breast cancer research nationwide through volleyball matches, clinics and camps.

Everyone who donates $5 will receive a pink T-shirt from ASICS and a pink spray cleaner from Simple Green. To check out the Side-Out Foundation’s website, click here.

If you have results or news that you'd like to share, please send it OC Patch sports Editor Bob Rohwer at bob.rohwer@patch.com.