LAKE FOREST – For three quarters, both El Toro and Irvine were looking for lightning. In the fourth quarter, they created a storm.

Getting a kick return for a touchdown and then a 51-yard score in the final two minutes, El Toro held off Irvine, 31-25, to maintain a share of first place in the Iota League.

The Chargers, now 5-3 overall and 3-0 in league, will play Troy, the other current unbeaten team in the final week of league play. But for the moment, they know they have punched their ticket to the CIF-SS playoffs.

Irvine dropped to 6-2 overall, 2-1 league. Like El Toro, the Vaqueros still have a game remaining with Troy.

Makya Chee led Irvine. He rushed 17 times for 154 yards and touchdowns of 1 and 51 yards – the latter with 1:58 remaining. Wyatt Nucci passed for 177 yards and ran

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