MURRIETA — The exact number of kicks and punts the Vista Murrieta football program has blocked in 22 seasons of varsity competition is unknown.

Vista Murrieta’s Damarii Booth (26) is brought down during a game against Beaumont at Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)

That number certainly is in the hundreds, and the Broncos added two more to the total Friday night in a 21-14 nonleague victory over Beaumont.

Jayden Scott blocked a punt that set up the decisive touchdown scored by Vista Murrieta, and Cash Bryant blocked a field goal in the fourth quarter.

“The kids who do it (special teams) want to do it, and we work on it from spring ball on,” Candaele said about the program’s elite play on special teams over th

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