Tesoro receiver Brayden White celebrates a touchdown with teammate Wyatt Brady and quarterback Cash O’Byrne (No. 4). (Photos courtesy of Shane Garcia).
Following a 34-13 opening win over Murrieta Mesa in Mike Zangl’s debut as head coach, the Tesoro High School football team will host San Marcos in a non-league game Friday night at 7 p.m.
“We’re playing against a very talented San Marcos team from the San Diego Section,” Zangl said Tuesday. “They have several D-1 players, explosive offense and physical defense. Every week will be a bigger challenge for us.”
In Friday night’s opening game, Tesoro’s offense totaled 602 yards, with senior quarterback Cash O’Byrne setting a school record with 525 yards and throwing five touchdown passes.
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Tesoro quarterback Cash O’Byrne drops back to pass.
Tesoro Titans celebrate a win in the opening week.
Veteran wide receiver Tanner Silber gets ready to run a route.
Titans QB Cash O’Byrne struggles for yards.
Tesoro’s attack during a timeout.
The Tesoro students filled the stands for the game.
Wide receiver Braiden Vaca carries the ball after a catch.
Tesoro’s Spencer Douglass (No. 9) and Wyatt Owens make a tackle. No. 55 is Gleb Pozdniakov.
Tesoro linebacker Adam Achour applies pressure.
Isaiah Abbott of Tesoro stretches to make a catch.
Tesoro players prepare for the opening game on Friday.
Braiden Vaca (No. 5) and No. 3 Campbell Schamel talk during a break.
Tesoro lineman Gleb Pozdiniakov makes a stop on Friday.
Tesoro players, from left, Sawyer Wolfe, Spencer Douglass, Dean Turner and Collin McGill, make their way to the coin toss.
“We started a little slow on both sides of the ball. Murrieta Mesa came into a situation we weren’t prepared for, but our coaching staff and the kids made great adjustments,” Zangl said.
Tesoro’s defense held Murrieta Mesa to 28 yards rushing.
Tesoro’s offense was dominant, totaling 602 yards.
Braiden Vaca led Tesoro with nine catches for 128 yards, Isaiah Abbott caught seven balls for 108 yards and a touchdown, Tanner Silber had 106 yards receiving, junior Brayden White scored on a flea flicker in the second half and senior Campbell Schamel added 92 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Titans.
“Offensively, Cash O’Byrne set a school record with 525 passing yards,” Zangl said. “Four different receivers scored touchdowns: Campbell Schamel, Isaiah Abbott, Tanner Silber and Brayden White.”
O’Byrne, Wyatt Brady and Nic Brubaker led the Titans’ ground attack, which totaled 77 yards on 17 attempts.
The Titans defense limited Murrieta Mesa to 246 total yards. Tesoro’s defensive line had three sacks and constantly put pressure on the Murrieta Mesa quarterback.
Grant Haefner and Luke Travis were the standout defenders. Tesoro’s defense had eight tackles.
–Source: Tesoro Football Boosters; Tim Burt contributed to this story. Send football news to: [email protected]
