RIVERSIDE — Reyez Ortiz’s three touchdowns led the Hillcrest football team in a 39-20 semifinal victory against Garden Grove Pacifica at Norte Vista.

With this win, Hillcrest (8-5) earned its first-ever CIF-SS Division 10 finals appearance and matches its record for most wins in a season (eight wins three times; 2025, 8-4 in 2016 and 2018).

“Honestly, as a coach, I’m already looking forward to next week,” Hillcrest coach Travis Carter said. “But just seeing the pure joy on these kids’ faces, they’ve worked so hard, I’m proud of them. They’re doing something we haven’t got to as a school yet, so our message has been ‘let’s raise that bar of what’s expected’.”

Trojans quarterback Matthew Ramos finished 9 of 12 passes for 135 yards, ran for 118 yards and had two total touchdowns.

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