Mater Dei trailed Orange Lutheran 21-10 late in the second quarter on Friday night. It won 52-38, and it took two defensive touchdowns in the fourth quarter to do it: Ezekiel Su'a's 27-yard interception return broke a 31-31 tie with 4:07 left, and Isaiah Danns returned another interception 82 yards for the final score with 18 seconds to play.

The Trinity League win at Santa Ana Stadium moved Mater Dei, No. 19 in the most recent MaxPreps national rankings, to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in league play. Orange Lutheran fell to 5-4, per MaxPreps.

Asir Nembhard's Three Touchdown Runs

Running back Asir Nembhard scored from 6, 62 and 59 yards, according to the High School On SI game report. The 62-yarder cut Orange Lutheran's lead to 21-17 with 1:10 left in the first half, and quarterback Paytyn Guess followed with a touchdown pass to Gavin Honore nine seconds before halftime for a 24-21 lead. Nembhard's 59-yard run made it 45-31 in the fourth. He came into the game with 10 rushing touchdowns, per the same report.

Orange Lutheran kept answering. Chauncey Washington II returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, quarterback Reagan Toki threw one touchdown and ran for another, and Court Mercure's 40-yard field goal tied it 31-31 with 8:56 left. After Toki was hurt on a scramble, Chris Flores Jr. threw a 13-yard touchdown to Raiden Velasquez with 1:18 left to make it 45-38, and the Lancers recovered an onside kick before Danns ended it.

Mater Dei's Season in Numbers

Mater Dei has scored 257 points and allowed 167 through nine games (28.6 per game scored, 18.6 allowed), per MaxPreps data. Its losses came at Bishop Gorman, 25-8, and at Santa Margarita, 14-7.

The game report is from High School On SI via Yahoo Sports. Mater Dei closes the regular season against MaxPreps No. 11 St. John Bosco on Friday. More on our high school football page.