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    Tesoro's Spencer Heinsius is able to stay with the ball for the catch and a touchdown late in the second quarter against San Juan Hills on Friday.

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    San Juan Hills' Harrison Van Galder reacts after dropping a pass in the open in the first quarter against Tesoro on Friday.

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    San Juan Hills quarterback Patrick O'Brien, left, is sacked as he tries to get away from Tesoro's Andrew Cohen in the first quarter Friday.

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    Tesoro's Shane Coleman, left, beats San Juan Hills' Peter Prescott to make the catch and take it in for a touchdown in the second quarter of Friday's game.

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    Tesoro's Shane Coleman, left, and Carter Jaenichen celebrate Lewis' touchdown in the second quarter Friday.

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    Tesoro's Chris Evagues, right, leads his teammates in a cheer after the Titans beat San Juan Hills, 66-27.

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    Tesoro's Shane Coleman fights off San Juan Hills' Devin Wegis to make the catch at the San Juan Hills 20-yard-line in the second quarter of Friday's game.

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    San Juan Hills' Patrick O'Brien, center, tries a quarterback keeper but is stopped by Tesoro's Michael Mansuette, bottom, and Chris Evagues, right, in Friday's game.

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    San Juan Hills quarterback Patrick O'Brien throws a pass in the third quarter of Friday's game against Tesoro.

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    Tesoro players join in a team cheer after they won their game against San Juan Hills on Friday.

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    Members of the Tesoro band flag team line up for a pre-game performance on Friday before the game against San Juan Hills.

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    Tesoro's Devon Modster dives over the goal line for a touchdown in the first quarter Friday night against San Juan Hills in South Coast League play.

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Dan Albano. Sports HS Reporter.

// MORE INFORMATION: Staff Mug Shot taken August 26, 2010 : by KATE LUCAS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER.

LAS FLORES – Division I-bound quarterbacks Devon Modster of Tesoro and Patrick O’Brien of San Juan Hills had their encounter Friday.

But the former youth football teammates’ memorable moment was a friendly chat afterward.

Tesoro turned the anticipated showdown between two of Orange County’s elite passers and teams into a one-sided affair, complete with a running clock in the fourth quarter and a female running back getting a standing ovation in the final minutes.

Modster passed for 390 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another three other scores as No. 4 Tesoro defeated visiting No. 9 San Juan Hills, 66-27, to capture second place in the South Coast League.

POSTGAME TALK: How Tesoro dominated San Juan Hills

The Titans (8-2, 3-1), coming off a bye, excelled in most phases to secure an automatic playoff berth in the West Valley Division. O’Brien played well, avoiding steady pressure, but the Titans’ offense with Modster was only stopped once.

“No idea we’d (do that),” Tesoro coach Matt Poston said of the score. “We played really well tonight. I think we played all areas of football well.

“Our offense was clicking on all cylinders. Our defense, to hold them the way we did tonight, played really well and we made some good plays on special teams, too.”

San Juan Hills (8-2, 2-2) is a likely candidate to pick up an at-large entry to the playoffs when the pairings are announced Sunday.

The Stallions played standout linebacker Tim Newman at center for the first time and on defense. They also were without two two-way linemen because of injuries.

But Coach Aaron Flowers made no excuses.

“They kicked out butts. That’s all it was,” he said.

Modster, an Arizona commit, scored on two 1-yard touchdowns and a 6-yarder as Tesoro opened a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter. He then tossed a 19-yard touchdown to Shane Coleman and a 28-yard strike to Spencer Heinsius before halftime.

“I don’t know if I’ll ever coach a kid like that again,” Poston said of Modster. “There’s a lot of really good guys, but I think he’s the top guy.”

Heinsius added a 35-yard touchdown catch on a double-pass connection with Carter Jaenichen late in the second period as the Titans led, 42-13, at intermission.

In the third quarter, standout defensive lineman Chris Evagues blocked a punt that Michael Mansuette returned 15 yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Samantha Ho made the Tesoro faithful roar with a few solid runs.

O’Brien, a Nebraska commit, passed for 254 yards and two short touchdowns and also raced 48 yards for a score. He finished with 71 yards rushing and was elusive but sacked four times.

“He’s a tough quarterback to bring down,” Evagues said of O’Brien.

Contact the writer: dalbano@ocregister.com