MISSION VIEJO — Vance Spafford was unstoppable. Mission Viejo was unflappable. And the Diablos are still unbeatable. Second-ranked Mission Viejo got a spectacular performance from Spafford on Friday as the Diablos scored a 51-10 nonleague victory over Chaparral of Temecula to improve their record to 6-0. Spafford caught five passes for four touchdowns and 186 yards – all before halftime. He might as well have been King Meidas because practically everything he touched turned into six points. It didn’t matter who in Mission Viejo’s quarterback tandem was passing him the ball. After catching a 49-yarder from Luke Fahey, Spafford caught a 62-yard pass from Drai Trudeau. Then a 35-yarder from Fahey, a 17-yard non-scoring play from Trudeau, and a 23-yard catch and carry on a slant from Fahey that he took into the end zone. He got behind the defense deep, and he ran past secondaries short. “It’s just another night to us,” said Spafford, a 5-foot-11 junior. “The best thing about tonight is that we got the other guys a chance to play. I just did what I’m supposed to do.” Modesty aside, Spafford was on pace to obliterate the school record for receiving yards in a game. The record was set by Kevin Chandler in 2008 against Vista when he went for 239 yards with QB Allan Bridgford tossing to him. “I wish someone would have told me that at halftime,” Mission coach Chad Johnson said. “I’d have thrown deep again.” And Spafford would have caught it. He caught everything thrown his way. He came into the game with eight touchdowns and 473 yards on 28 receptions – a 16.9 yards per reception average. On Friday, his average was 37.6. “He’s special,” Johnson said. “His speed, his strength, his knowledge – how to run routes – his catching ability. He’s a great player.” Fahey, who fed Spafford three touchdown passes, called him the best receiver in the country. Whether that’s true, he played like it on Friday. Both of them credited their chemistry built upon about a decade of playing alongside each other with Fahey likening it to Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. “And we’ve got one more year together,” Fahey said, referring to the 2026 season when both will be seniors.” Chaparral (4-1) was no slouch. The Pumas came into the game ranked No. 22 in the state by CalPreps, and they weren’t intimidated at all. They scored a touchdown on their first drive and a field goal on their second. But for all the ball control they had – they had the ball 23 of the game’s first 28 plays, which included two possessions by both teams – Mission’s big-play ability was too much. On the third play after Chaparral’s Jayce Venable scored from a yard, Fahey connected with Spafford for 49 yards. On the second play after Matt Slojkowski’s 30-yard field goal for a 10-7 lead, Drai Trudeau hit Spafford for a 62-yarder. That was the statement possession in the game. And when the Mission defense finally got a handle on Chaparral sophomore quarterback Dane Weber and forced a punt, the bad snap led to Slojkowski kicking the ball out of the back of the end zone for a safety for a 16-10 Mission lead And from that point on, there was no looking back for the Diablos. “They came out swinging,” Johnson said of Chaparral, whose sophomore quarterback, Dane Weber, ran five times for 44 yards in the opening drive and finished with 16 carries for 23 yards. Weber will definitely have better nights ahead of him. He completed 9 of 20 passing for 134 yards and an interception. But he was harassed all night and sacked six times – four by Jaden Williams, entered the game with 13.5 sacks on the year. Chaparral coach Andrew Ramer was pleased with how hard his team competed, and he cited the play of receiver Kiko Farinos (2 catches, 53 yards) and Caden Butler (3 catches, 31 yards) on a night when they were simply overmatched. “Nothing they did surprised us,” Ramer said of Mission Viejo. “We knew they were fast and physical, we knew their playmakers, and they made plays. They executed better than us after the first quarter. … Spafford’s dynamic, he can do anything on the field.” He can, and he did. But it was a great night for the team as well. Fahey completed 6 of 10 for 139 and three touchdowns to Spafford. Perhaps the most impressive display took place when Mission got the ball at its 7-yard line with 1:34 left in the half. They needed only 40 seconds to go 93 yards in six plays, capped by Fahey’s 23-yard pass to Spafford. The other half of the Diablos’ quarterback tandem, senior Drai Trudeau, was even more impressive. He completed 7 of 9 for 177 yards and three touchdowns. In addition to the bomb to Spafford, he connected with Grant Nichols for 14 yards to go up 30-10, and 43 yards to Cash Semonza to make it 51-10. He preceded that with a 2-yard scoring run for a 44-10 lead. “When every play hits,” Spafford said, “every play feels special. All that hard work pays off.” Related Articles High School Sports | IE Varsity’s football wrap-up: Stories, scores and photos from Week 5 games High School Sports | Roosevelt football team holds off Colony in final nonleague tune-up High School Sports | Rancho Verde football controls clock, shuts out Tahquitz High School Sports | ‘Special’ effort propels Murrieta Valley football team past San Clemente High School Sports | Cajon football team bounces back, outlasts Orange Vista down the stretch