SOLANA BEACH – Coronado starting quarterback Mason Mills sprained four fingers on his throwing hand in the Islanders' first offensive series Friday afternoon. An injury like that would end most quarterbacks' days. But Mills isn't most quarterbacks.

With his fingers taped together and struggling to keep a firm grip on the ball, Mills threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns in Coronado's 35-20 win over Santa Fe Christian in the San Diego Section Division IV quarterfinals.

“It hurt every time I gripped the ball,” said Mills, who also had 50 yards and a touchdown on the ground. “I did what I could. The offensive line was phenomenal, and guys made plays.”

Most notable of the Islanders' playmakers were running back Chris Page and wide receiver Keith Englehart.

Coronado made a living on the big play Friday, and Page and Englehart were huge.

On the Islanders' first drive of the game, Englehart turned a simple swing pass into a 78-yard gain. Two plays later, the senior caught a 7-yard TD pass from Mills to put Coronado on the board.

In the second quarter, Englehart stunned the Eagles with a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

“I just got it, found an opening and ran,” said Englehart, who had four catches for 97 yards. “The end zone was right there.”

Page, the Islanders' feature running back, had nine touches in the game. But the speedy junior made them count, gaining 166 total yards, including a pair of 72-yard touchdowns – one rushing and one receiving.

Mills' also relied heavily on sure-handed tight end Blake Malkemus, who caught seven passes for 116 yards.

“He was shot-putting the ball,” Coronado coach Bud Mayfield said of his injured quarterback. “He had nothing on it. That's not him. But he got it done somehow.”

Mills' injury caught up with him in the second half when the senior tossed two interceptions and fumbled twice. Lucky for the Islanders, SFC got only seven points off the four turnovers.

“The defense bailed me out,” Mills said. “We kept getting the ball back. The defense played unbelievable.”

Eagles coach Brian Sipe defended a lackluster game by sophomore quarterback Ryan Moore, who was starting for the fourth time in his career.

“It's an experience thing,” Sipe said of Moore, who finished 3-of-13 for 58 yards and a touchdown. “He'll get there. He's going to be a good one.”

While SFC shuts down until next year, Coronado will have the daunting task of taking on top-seeded, defending Division IV-champion Valley Center in the semifinals next Friday.

“We'll go after them,” Mayfield said. “We'll play hard and see what happens.”