GARDEN GROVE – They threw around words like angry, frustrated and disappointed before the game.
After all, it was just a week ago Trabuco Hills saw a 19-point fourth quarter lead fade into a gut-wrenching, one-point loss to El Toro High.
For the Mustangs, Friday night was all about washing a sour taste from their mouths, in addition to regaining some confidence.
Unfortunately for Los Amigos (2-3), it just so happened to be the next team on Trabuco’s schedule.
A shutout performance from its defense and a balanced offensive attack allowed Trabuco Hills (3-3) to get back to its winning ways in a lopsided 39-0 nonleague victory Friday night at Garden Grove High.
“We were battling through some things this week,” Mustangs coach Tony Henney explained. “It was good to see the kids come out here and respond the way they did.
“The part that was nice is that we were able to take care of business in the early going.”
Trabuco Hills moved the ball with relative ease throughout the evening, scoring touchdowns on its first four possessions. Junior running back Chad Crosbie scored two touchdowns in the opening half, as did senior wide receiver Jacob Breeland.
Crosbie bulled his way to 81 yards on 11 carries in the first two quarters, while Breeland utilized his 6-foot-5, 220-pound frame to catch six passes for 128 yards in the first 24 minutes.
“It was really frustrating that we didn’t finish the game off against El Toro,” Breeland said. “We learned from our mistakes.”
The Mustangs added a 17-yard touchdown run from Colin Schooler to start the third quarter. Junior receiver Brenden Schooler capped the scoring minutes later with a 52-yard punt return.
Los Amigos running back Moby Contreras struggled to find any room against Trabuco’s physical front seven. Averaging 204 yards per game, the county’s leading rusher was held to 101 on 28 carries, with much of his yardage coming in the final quarter.
Los Amigos was held to 149 yards total.
Trabuco Hills has a bye next week before opening Sea View League play against Aliso Niguel on Oct. 17.
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