YORBA LINDA — Brea Olinda football coach Justin Villasenor went into his team’s final game of the regular season knowing that the Wildcats controlled their destiny,

The Wildcats trailed by 20 points midway through the third quarter but scored four consecutive touchdowns to erase the deficit and beat Esperanza 35-27 on Friday night at Yorba Linda High.

Brea Olinda (7-3, 4-1) clinched second place in the Kappa League and a CIF-SS playoff berth. A loss would’ve put them in a three-way tie for second place with St. Margaret’s and Esperanza (4-6, 2-3).

Wildcats quarterback Gavyn Nicholson had three touchdown passes and also had a rushing TD, Ryan Nero caught six passes for 110 yards and a score and Kolo Liti ran for 81 yards and a touchdown.

“This is nothing new. We were down 21 to Trabuco

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