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An offer from reigning national champion Ohio State. Growth as a vocal leader with high school teammates. And the ability to connect with a variety of targets.
Mission Viejo quarterback Luke Fahey is on a roll, and he gained more speed on Saturday despite being without his top wide receiver because of illness.
The senior tossed five touchdowns to lead the Diablos past Mater Dei 35-23 in the 7-on-7 championship of the South County Classic at Mission Viejo High.
“It’s a great time,” Fahey said after helping the Diablos finish the tournament 7-0. “Without (Miami commit Vance Spafford), it does hurt but I feel like we have a great, young receiving corps and a great receiving corps in general. … Jack Junker stepped up today big-time. Hayden Koo stepped up big-time. KJ (Woodbury) stepped up huge today. Carson Vandermade stepped up. Luke Karby stepped up. Max Markofski stepped up. Our running backs played amazing.”
“These tournaments do a great job just getting them excited and ready for the year,” he added. “Those young guys, it showed how much they’ve been working.”
Fahey threw two touchdowns to running back Davonte Curtis, two to Junker and one to Woodbury to cap the scoring.
Junker, a transfer from Santa Margarita, will be a junior while Woodbury will be a sophomore.
Mater Dei led 23-21 after Wisconsin committed quarterback Ryan Hopkins found USC committed tight end Mark Bowman for his third touchdown pass.
But Mission Viejo closed strong to add the South County trophy to the Millikan passing title it won in May.
“With Vance down with an illness, other guys need to step,” Mission Viejo coach Chad Johnson said. “Those guys came out today and played really, really well.”
“Look, Mater Dei is missing guys,” the coach added. “Centennial is missing guys. It wasn’t like we’re the only team missing somebody. I got to give credit to all those other teams that are really good — they’re just missing guys.”
Fahey addressed his offensive teammates during and after the final. He credited Draiden Trudeau (San Diego State), whom he split time with the past two seasons, with helping him become more of a vocal leader.
“I take pride in being more of the vocal guy,” Fahey said. “The guys ahead of me did a great job paving that path. I give full credit to them.”
Fahey recently took an official trip to Ohio State. He also has visited Stanford and Indiana.
Hopkins mostly shared time with Furian Inferrera in the championship. The senior also tossed touchdowns to running back Malachi Roby and Georgia committed wide receiver Gavin Honore.
Honore’s catch followed an interception by sophomore cornerback Mykel Ramos and gave Mater Dei a 15-14 lead.
Mission Viejo defeated Schurr and Mission Hills in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
Washington committed cornerback Jeron Jones had an interception to highlight the victory against Mission Hills. Fellow cornerback Jordan Hicks, a sophomore, also broke up multiple passes in a matchup with Penn State committed QB Troy Huhn.
Mater Dei beat Capistrano Valley and Centennial in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
Mission Viejo also captured the linemen competition. The Diablos capped the event by defeating Murrieta Valley in the tug-o-war.
“We make sure we get it done,” Mission Viejo defensive lineman JD Hill said.
In the Brave 8:
San Clemente 25, St. John Bosco 23: Junior Eiler King threw a 6-yard TD to senior tight end Shane Kiley on the final play to lift the Tritons to the championship at St. John Bosco.
San Clemente finished the the tournament 6-0, including a 23-21 win against St. John Bosco in the pool play.
The Tritons defeated La Sierra 32-7 and Carlsbad 28-21 in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
Last season, King teamed with QB Luke Hardy to help San Clemente’s JV post an 8-1-1 record.
St. John Bosco beat Servite 37-14 and Mater Dei Catholic 35-16 in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
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