YORBA LINDA — Marina football coach Charlie TeGantvoort collected a milestone victory, his 100th as a head coach, as the Vikings defeated Esperanza 21-7 on Thursday night at Yorba Linda High.

TeGantvoort reflected on the significance of the moment.

“You know, to me, it means I’ve been blessed with a lot of great coaches, assistant coaches,” TeGantvoort said. “Like I said, their DC Nick Heinle was my first ever (defensive coordinator). Na (Tukia) was with me my second year (overall) until now, my first year at Santa Ana, you know. So I’ve had some really good assistants, really good coaches and it, you know, it’s just a blessing to be able to coach this long with such great people to help us win.”

Francis Saporito threw a pair of touchdown passes, both to Carson Hunnicutt, as the Vikings

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