Luke Fahey outshines Ryder Lyons, Mission Viejo routs Folsom

Ohio State commit Luke Fahey throws for 326 yards on 21 of 31 passes with five touchdowns to lead Mission Viejo to a 53-14 rout over Folsom, which starts 5-star QB Ryder Lyons (BYU).

Mission Viejo’s defense sacked Lyons eight times and had two safeties. JD Hill had four of the sacks himself.

Lyons threw for 177 yards with one touchdown on 21 of 32 passing. Folsom dropped to 2-1.

The Diablos (3-0) were up 37-6 at halftime.

Two of California’s premier programs collide this weekend when Mission Viejo hosts Folsom in a marquee clash highlighted by the state’s best quarterbacks in Luke Fahey and Ryder Lyons.

Fahey is one of the better stories in SoCal when it comes to a product that trusted the process. He split time with another QB as a junior yet still earned a big-time scholarship to Ohio State after throwing for 1,638 yards and 17 TDs and no interceptions in 2024.

Lyons is the reigning Gatorade Player of the Year. As a junior, Lyons completed 68.1% of passes for 3,011 yards and 46 touchdowns with just six interceptions. A 5-star recruit ranked fifth in his class at QB, he also ran for 585 yards and 14 more TDs. Lyons committed to BYU in June out of at least 33 offers.

Lyons recently signed an NIL deal with Under Armour.

In jest, the high school football community in California will have its eye on the result of this game, and here’s why: Folsom is widely known as Northern California’s best team. Mission Viejo, though a Top 5 team in Southern California in its own right, is not as good as St. John Bosco or Mater Dei (if history is any indicator).

That said, with the likelihood of Mater Dei or St. John Bosco being SoCal’s representative in the CIF State Open Division championship game in December, how can the football community get excited for a potential matchup with Folsom in that final if the Bulldogs can’t even beat Mission Viejo?

TOUCHDOWN MV: On the opening drive, Mission Viejo scores in three plays. Luke Fahey to Luke Karby for a 23-yard TD. | 7-0, Mission Viejo. (11:23)

TOUCHDOWN MV: Luke Fahey throws his second TD of the night, this one to KJ Woodbury for six yards. | 14-0, Mission Viejo (4:16)

TOUCHDOWN FOLSOM: Folsom’s Ryder Lyons 22-yard TD connection with Rob Larson. | 14-6, Mission Viejo (:15)

TOUCHDOWN MV: Dallas Miller punches in a 2-yard TD run. QB Luke Fahey is 8 for 8 for 135 yards and two TDs. | 21-6, Mission Viejo (11:15)

TOUCHDOWN MV: Luke Fahey dials up his third TD toss of the night, a 20-yard connection with KJ Woodbury. | 28-6, Mission Viejo (8:31)

SAFETY: Folsom’s Ryder Lyons called for intentional grounding backed up against his own end zone, and its called for a safety. Brady Bowman credited with the sack. | 30-6, Mission Viejo (7:33)

TOUCHDOWN MV: The rout is on … Davonte Curtis scores a 2-yard TD run on 4th and goal. | 37-6, Mission Viejo (4:51)

TOUCHDOWN FOLSOM: Ryder Lyons throws backwards to Rob Larson, who tosses an 11-yard TD to Jameson Powell. | 37- 12, Mission Viejo (:42)

TOUCHDOWN MV: Luke Fahey to Jack Junker. | 44-12, Mission Viejo (10:50)

SAFETY: JD Hill deflects a pass that falls back to Ryder Lyons, who desperately tossed the ball out of bounds. | 46-12, Mission Viejo (10:39)

TOUCHDOWN MV: Luke Fahey throws TD number five to Max Markofski. This game now has a running clock. | 53-12, Mission Viejo (9:41)

SAFETY: Late safety gives Folsom two points. | 53-14, Mission Viejo

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