PHOTOS: Tesoro wraps up non-league play with homecoming victory over Cypress

Tesoro’s Tanner Silber scores one of his three touchdowns. No. 24 is Jaiden Anthony of Cypress. (Photos courtesy Tesoro Boosters, Shane Garcia).

Tesoro High School’s football team wrapped up non-league play Friday night with a 42-7 victory over Cypress on homecoming for the Titans.

Tesoro’s junior quarterback Vaughn Steinert, in his first varsity start filling in for injured starter Cash O’Byrne, threw for two touchdown passes and had 202 yards passing.

Senior receiver Tanner Silber hauled in four catches for 124 yards and three touchdowns in his best game with the varsity. He had six catches in the Titans opener. Campbell Schamel threw one of the TD passes to Silber.

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Tesoro's Chase Poltl hauls in a catch. Chasen Sparks of Cypress tries to chase him down.

Cypress and Tesoro players shake hands after the game.

Tesoro players celebrate after the win.

Tesoro players get ready to take the field.

Vaughn Steinert of Tesoro scrambles for yards.

Tanner Silber of Tesoro heads to the end zone.

Vaughn Steinert of Tesoro gets ready to throw a pass.

Tesoro's Tanner Silber celebrates his TD catch with teammate Isaiah Abbott.

Cypress QB Xavier Guerrero throws a pass as Tesoro's Spencer Douglass defends. Jaiden Anthony (No. 24) provides a block.

Matt Rodriguez of Cypress extends the ball for a TD.

Tesoro players including No. 45 Ryker Donohue and No. 42 Wyatt Owens.

Tesoro's Braiden Vaca makes a catch.

Tesoro's Vaughn Steinert makes a pass.

Logan Herzog of Tesoro celebrates a TD.

Adam Achour had a pick six and Logan Herzog a 40-yard TD run for Tesoro (3-2).

“Going into the game, our best player who didn’t play, we had to rally around Vaughn and our offensive line and they did an outstanding job,” said Tesoro Coach Mike Zangl in an interview posted by the Tesoro Football Booster Club. “The defense got after it all game, the special teams did exactly what they are supposed to do, the offensive line play was outstanding, 305 yards rushing and 565 yards of offense without our main source of yardage and again, team effort.

“I told our kids after the game this is how it works, someone goes down, you rally around him, we do what we do and we followed our system, our kids were prepared and I’m just so proud of them and our coaches, it’s an outstanding win for our program on homecoming night and I’m looking forward to see what our kids can do in the next couple of weeks.”

Matt Rodriguez had the only score for Cypress (2-3).

Both teams have a byes this week before the start of their league play Friday, Oct. 4.

Tesoro plays at Newport Harbor in the Bravo League opener and Cypress plays at Tustin in the Delta League opener.

Source: Tesoro Football Booster Club; send football news to timburt@ocsportszone.com