B.J. WallaceSanta Ana Valley, SeniorFootball/Running backSanta Ana...

B.J. Wallace

Santa Ana Valley, Senior

Football/Running back

Santa Ana Valley hasn’t qualified for the playoffs since 1979, but showed Thursday it is definitely in the running for a spot this year with a 27-0 victory over Orange. Wallace, as usual, was in the thick of things for the Falcons. He carried the ball 31 times for 184 yards and three touchdowns. “When B.J. is determined, it is hard to bring him down,” Santa Ana Valley Coach Scott Orloff said. Wallace, a linebacker, also helped the Falcon defense hold Orange to 103 yards in total offense. His interception and return of 20 yards helped set up the first touchdown, his four-yarder.

Football

Chris Boden

* San Clemente, senior. Completed his first 13 passes and finished 13 of 15 for 215 yards with three touchdowns in a 40-0 victory over Mission Viejo.

Tony Hartley

* Los Alamitos, senior. Caught 12 passes for 145 yards with two touchdowns in the Griffins’ 35-12 victory over Edison.

Mike Heydenrych

* St. Margaret’s, senior. Passed for 329 yards and three touchdowns in a 29-0 victory over Downey Calvary Chapel, the Tartans’ first victory of the season.

Water polo

Chris Richardson

* Newport Harbor, senior. Scored five goals to lead the Sailors to a 13-7 victory over Capistrano Valley in the championship game of the North Orange County tournament.