WESTMINSTER — The offense didn’t always run smoothly, but Marina did enough to mitigate its mistakes and penalties in a 23-10 victory over rival Fountain Valley in a nonleague game Thursday at Westminster High School.

Marina (2-1) also got a huge boost from its defense, which held the Barons (1-2) scoreless in the second half.

“We had a lot of dumb penalties,” Marina coach Charlie TeGantvoort said. “Penalties I can’t even explain. But we play really hard and we’re tough, and if you do those two things, good things happen.”

Marina quarterback Francis Saporito completed 16 of 24 passes for a season-high 171 passing yards and one touchdown. He also ran for a touchdown.

After being penalized for illegal procedure on back-to-back downs, the Vikings faced a third-and-15 from the Fountain Val

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