Huntington Beach Holds Off Yorba Linda in Top-Tier Showdown, Improves to 5-0

Yorba Linda struck first, taking a 6-0 lead in the opening quarter, and the Mustangs carried that advantage into halftime with the score still 6-0 after a scoreless second quarter. Huntington Beach’s offense came alive in the third, exploding for 21 points to flip the game and take control, 21-13, after Yorba Linda answered with 13 points of its own in the period. The Oilers closed it out with an 8-point fourth quarter, while Yorba Linda’s final push added 6 more points but came up short.

Quarterback Brady Edmunds carried the Oilers through the air, completing 25 of 33 passes for 310 yards and 2 touchdowns. Dylin Bruce was his top target, hauling in 9 catches for 126 yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Nathan Santillian added 62 yards on 16 carries.

Yorba Linda leaned on running back Isaiah Trujillo, who had a monster night with 142 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns on 23 carries. Quarterback Andrew Churney was efficient through the air as well, completing 9 of 15 passes for 110 yards, while Connor Mackay caught 2 passes for 32 yards.

Huntington Beach’s Skylar Robinson was named the game’s overall Player of the Game, with Bruce (offense), Johnny Yadrick (defense), and Niko Williams (special teams) also earning honors.

The win improves Huntington Beach to 5-0 — the program’s first 5-0 start since 1998 — while handing Yorba Linda its first loss of the season, dropping the Mustangs to 4-1.

Huntington Beach hosts El Modena in Delta League play on October 2, while Yorba Linda travels to face San Clemente (4-0) the same day.