Santa Margarita defeats Mater Dei 7-6 for first win since 2013

Santa Margarita upset nationally ranked Mater Dei 7-6 on Friday night at Santa Ana Stadium, handing the Monarchs their second loss of the season and delivering the Eagles their first varsity victory over Mater Dei since 2013. The game, played in Trinity League competition, was decided by a late fourth quarter touchdown and a successful extra point by Santa Margarita.

With 5:06 remaining, senior Trent Mosley scored from one yard out on a direct-snap wildcat play, capping a drive set up by a 59-yard pass from Santa Margarita quarterback Trace Johnson to freshman Adrian Petero. Tyler Wiegand’s extra point gave the Eagles the 7-6 lead that they held for the final minutes. Mosley, a USC commit who had been sidelined by a foot injury earlier in the season, returned to the lineup for the first time since the opener and finished the night with the decisive score. “It felt great, we really needed it,” Mosley said after the game.

Mater Dei’s only touchdown came midway through the second quarter on a 17-play, 91-yard drive that culminated with quarterback Ryan Hopkins finding Kayden Dixon-Wyatt in the left corner of the end zone. The Monarchs elected to go for a two-point conversion and...