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Notre Dame QB Commit Tyler Buchner Totals Eight TDs In Championship Loss

Tyler Buchner left it all on the field Friday night.

The La Jolla (Calif.) Bishop's quarterback and class of 2021 Notre Dame pledge was 20 of 47 for 286 yards with three passing touchdowns and had 350 rushing yards on 18 attempts and five rushing scores, per Scorebook Live.

Even with Buchner accounting for eight touchdowns, Bishop's (12-1) fell 75-59 to Oceanside (Calif.) El Camino (8-6) in the championship game of the California Interscholastic Federation San Diego Section Division II playoffs.

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Tyler Buchner had an incredible performance on Friday night.
Tyler Buchner had an incredible performance on Friday night. (Megan Quiggle)

Even though Bishop's had the much superior record coming into the game, El Camino played a tougher schedule coming into the matchup, facing mostly Division I opponents. Their school size is nearly 3,000, while Bishop's has 540 high school students. El Camino had twice as many players suited up for the game than Bishop's had.

El Camino even playing in the San Diego Section Division II is a head-scratcher, but Buchner and his squad certainly had opportunities to win the contest.

Bishop's scored on its opening drive as Buchner tossed a 16 yard touchdown pass, but El Camino answered with a goal line rushing score, taking a 7-6 lead.

A Buchner pass to 2021 wide receiver Clay Petry put Bishop's into El Camino territory, and the Irish commit finished the drive with a 16 yard touchdown run.

El Camino answered to tie things up at 14.

Bishop's doesn't believe much in punting, and faced with 4th and 6 from its own 29 yard line, Bishop's went for it, and Buchner sprinted past the defense for a 71 yard score.

With a 22-14 lead, Bishop's attempted an onside kick and recovered the ball, and Buchner powered in a goal line rushing score.

Buchner added touchdown runs of 79 and 55 yards later in the second quarter, and Bishop's took a comfortable 45-20 lead into halftime. Buchner had nearly 300 rushing yards and five scores at the break. Bishop's had all of the game's momentum.

El Camino and Bishop's scored easily on each other early in the third quarter, but momentum stolen from Buchner and Co. as El Camino recovered an onside kick and then scored to cut the deficit to 59-52.

Bishop's was stopped on its final three possessions of the game, and El Camino scored 39 unanswered second half points to win a wild 75-59 game.

Buchner finishes his junior season in defeat, but his year was absolutely incredible. He played just a few snaps as a sophomore before suffering a knee injury that knocked him out the rest of the year. He total 81 touchdowns this season (53 passing TDs and 28 rushing scores).

Buchner committed to the Irish over Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Washington State and others.

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