Eagles 35 - San Luis Obispo 31
Ireland Finishes Comeback for Santa Margarita
MISSION VIEJO, CA., November 2, 1990 – Josh Ireland’s three-yard run with 1:56 left in the game gave Santa Margarita a 35-31 victory over San Luis Obispo in front of 1,000 fans Friday at Saddleback College Field. Santa Margarita (9-0) scored 28 second-half points to earn the non-league victory.
Trailing, 14-7 at halftime, Santa Margarita scored four touchdowns in the second half, including a 90-yard kickoff return by Ireland.
Santa Margarita’s other second-half touchdowns came on a 19-yard run by quarterback Trevor Yankoff and a 27-yard run by halfback Mike Farris. San Luis Obispo had built a 31-21 lead before Farris’ fourth-quarter scoring run made it 31-28, setting the stage for Ireland’s 16th touchdown of the year.
San Luis Obispo (3-6) took the opening kickoff and went 70 yards on 12 plays to score. Quarterback David Beauchamp completed a 17-yard pass to David DeLange for a 7-0 lead.
Five plays later, Santa Margarita tied the game on a 62-yard touchdown pass from Yankoff to David Shearer.
With 41 seconds left in the first half, San Luis Obispo made it 14-7 when Beauchamp passed 35 yards to Mark Quarles.
| Santa Margarita | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| San Luis Obispo | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
SLO – Delange 11 pass from Beauchamp (McNeil kick)
SM – Shearer 61 pass from Yankoff (Lucero kick)
SLO – Quarles 35 pass from Beauchamp (McNeil kick)
SLO – FG McNeil 28
SM – Ireland 90 kickoff return (Lucero kick)
SLO – Damery 10 pass from Beauchamp (McNeil kick)
SM – Yankoff 19 run (McNeil kick)
SLO – DeLange 4 run (McNeil kick)
SM – Farris 27 run (Lucero kick)
SM – Ireland 4 run (Lucero kick)
By Vince Agul
Saturday, November 3, 1990
The Los Angeles Times
