Hank Houston and Kaleb Rumble sparks Christian to CIF Division V Finals
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Christian defeats Army Navy Academy
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Local San Diego Athletes in NFL and College Football for 11-8 and 9 2025
Hawaii 38 San Diego State 6 SDSU: Cathedral Catholic alum Lucky Sutton rushed for 80 yards. Lincoln alum Josiah Cox 4 tackles. Eastlake alum Trey White 1 tackle.
Nebraska 28 UCLA 21 Del Norte alum Mateen Bhagnani 3 PAT's and 2 field goals
California 29 Louisville 26 ot CAL: Carlsbad alum Luke Ferrelli 7 tackles.
Stonybrook 38 North Carolina A and T 12 ST: Carlsbad alum Anthony Ferrelli 6 tackles.
Ohio State 34 Purdue 10 OSU: Carlsbad alum Julian Sayin threw for 303 yards and 1 touchdown.
Kennesaw State 24 New Mexico State 21 NMS: Poway alum Ezra Christianson 5 tackles.
Seattle Seahawks 44 Arizona Cardinals 22 SEA: Mount Carmel alum Rashid Shehid 1 reception for 3 yards.
Houston Texans 36 Jacksonville Jaguars 29 J: Otay Ranch alum Devin Lloyd 8 tackles. Mater Dei alum Jason Myers 3 field goals longest 46 yards.
Indianapolis Colts 31 Atlanta Falcons 25 ATL: Point Loma alum Jamal Agnew 6 kick returns for 135 yards.
New Orleans Saints 17 Carolina Panthers 7 NO: Mission Hills alum Chris Olave 104 yards receiving and 1 touchdown. Rancho Bernardo alum Devaughn Vele 15 yards receiving. San Marcos alum Terrell Burgess 1 tackle.
Palomar College ends season with win over Mount San Jacinto
By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Saturday, November 8th 2025-Palomar College-San Marcos, CA: Oceanside alum Jakob Harris threw for a touchdown pass of 63 yards to Furious Hopkins (76 yards receiving) 2 to Vince Landry (66 yards receiving) and Fallbrook alum Chris Bausch leading rusher for the Comets with 101 yards scored on a 3 yard touchdown run paced the Palomar Comets to a 35-28 victory over the Eagles of Mount San Jacinto.
Joe Earley Palomar Head Football Coach: "Up 21-14 our guys had 2 weeks of hard practice to prepare for our game, this is a team of resilient and they haven't quit." "There has been time that we had our ups and downs but these guys played hard." "I know these guys were juiced and ready to play it was nice to get out to a 28-14 lead but we haven't made it easy on ourselves, we've let them back in the game we had penalties that killed our drives our defense had some turnovers because of the penalties it was nice to put some points on the board it feels good to get the win"
The Comets end the season at 3-7 and ride a 2 game winning streak.
San Diego CIF Football Playoff Wrapup for 11-8-25
CIF Football Playoffs 2025
LaJolla Country Day School 35 Coronado 14 LCSD: Jett Astephen 179 yards 3 touchdown passes. Keenan Ward 169 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Quentin Sincere 52 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
Chula Vista 44 Mar Vista 16 CV: Isaiah Heard 187 yard and 1 touchdown. E Richardson 150 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Hilltop 28 Coastal Academy 7 HT: LaJuan Johnson 137 yards rushing and 1 touchdown Leo Mendoza 128 yards and 3 touchdown.
Christian 37 Brawley 16 CHR: Kaleb Runkle 218 yards and 2 touchdown passes along with 34 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Julian Morones 71 yard reception and 1 touchdown.
Bishop's School 41 Montgomery 0 BS: Cash Herrera 202 yards rushing and 4 touchdown passes, also 56 yards and 1 touchdown run. Dane Larsen 79 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns.
Point Loma 41 Mater Dei 7 PL: Henry Heuser 86 yards passing and 2 touchdown passes 46 yards rushing and 1 touchdown run. Romeo Carter 88 yards receiving.
Poway 27 Torrey Pines 24 Nathan Dann 18 yards field goal for Poway.
Madison 27 Otay Ranch 0 M: Adrian Sola 140 yards and teammate Taylor Lambert 125 yards rushing.
St. Augustine 45 Grossmont 20 SA: Vince Smith 103 yards passing 1 touchdown pass. P Palumalu 263 yards and 5 touchdowns along with 67 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
Oceanside 35 Holtville 14 Oside: A Barquenero 127 yards and 3 touchdown passes. Neke Letuli 115 yards and 1 touchdown. Kyman Nua 55 yards receiving and 1 touchdown. Noel Hernandez 53 yards and 1 touchdown.
Rancho Bernardo 49 Del Norte 14 DLN: Kaden Williams 166 yards passing 1 touchdown pass. Kruz Bennett 54 yards rushing. Alex Rubio 92 yards receiving and 1 touchdown reception.
Francis Parker 38 Horizon Prep 3 FP: Spencer Perry 83 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Chris Nguyen 77 yards rushing and 1 touchdown and receiving 25 yards along with 1 touchdown. Jet Pierce 45 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns.
Santana 11 Bonita Vista 10 SAN: Ethan Miller 122 yards and 1 touchdown pass. Maddox Esco 1 touchdown reception of 5 yards
Maranatha Christian 44 Rock Academy 6 MC: Shane Piester 69 yards passing plus 46 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns. Ryan Niguidula 106 yards and 1 touchdown.
Eastlake 35 West Hills 0 E: Tyler Balko 173 yards passing with 3 touchdown passes. David Branco 72 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Ryan Branco 42 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns.
Helix 49 San Pasqual 27 H: Jordan Lindley rushing touchdown. Donte Wright 2 yard run. Lee Norman Lester 53 yard touchdown and a 3 yard touchdown plus 1 touchdown run. Brian Calloway 27 yard touchdown run.
San Diego 24 Imperial 14 SD: Jayden Harris 20 yard pass to Miles Johnson. Emilio Morales 38 yard field goal. Jayden Harris 7 yard pass to Jonah Holloway. Kye Cooper 2 yard run. Emilio Morales 29 yard field goal.
Scripps Ranch 42 LaJolla 0 SR: P Armstrong 159 yards passing and 1 touchdown pass. Malachi 243 yards rushing and 5 touchdown. Jackson Rochet 40 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
Saturday, November 1, 2025
North County High School Football Update
CIF San Diego High School Football Recaps for 11-1-25 North County Only
Coastal Academy 33 LaJolla Country Day School 28 CA: Zac Garland 126 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. Jesse Moyano 168 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns. Elek Vitzian 70 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
Rancho Buena Vista 13 Vista 12 RBV: Van Piercy 60 yards passing and 1 touchdown. Kaipo Gutierrez 47 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Isaiah Simmons 24 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
Rancho Bernardo 32 Poway 21 RB: Gaige Weddle 245 yards passing with 2 touchdowns and carried the ball for 54 yards rushing for 1 touchdown. Teammate Max Marshall 73 yards rushing.
San Pasqual 39 Escondido 6 SP: Robert Renturia 280 yards and 3 touchdowns. Cooper Marquez 70 yards rushing. Jordan Simmons 107 yards and 1 touchdown. Jared Brecht 69 yards receiving with 2 touchdowns.
Valley Center 29 Ramona 27 VC: Braylon Mitchell 268 yards and 1 touchdown. J Ryan Tirado 109 yards and 3 touchdown runs. George Wright 93 yards and 1 touchdown reception
St. Joseph's Academy 62 Horizon Academy 6 SJA: Paolo Puccico 33 yards passing and 1 touchdown. Asher Larkin 117 yards and 1 rushing touchdown.
Escondido Charter 35 Orange Glen 0 EC: Ethan Debeneditis 111 yards passing along with 1 touchdown pass. Zach Taylor, Ty Heaton and A Graff each scored 1 rushing touchdown.
Friday, October 31, 2025
San Diego High School Football Recaps for 10-31-25
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Palomar losing streak reaches 6 in a row as Saddleback wins 31-10
By David A. Willauer-Conttributing Writer-10-26-25-The Palomar Comets lost their game in a row as they were defeated by the Saddleback Bobcats at 7-1 by a 31-10 score.
Carson Beard for the Comets kicked a 30 yard field goal while teammate Giovanni Hart Mission Hills alum scored on a 1 yard run. Jakob Harris passed for 82 yards and rushed for 42 yards. Micah Johnson registered 144 yards receiving.
With the loss the Comets fall to 1-7 will take on Chaffey Junior College on the road.
San Diego NFL Players performance for 10-2-25
NFL San Diego Performers for 10-26-25
San Diego Football Story on Mission Hills
Troy Huhn's 4 touchdown passes 1 touchdown run pace Mission Hills to win
By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-10-24-25-Jack Ashby Field at Grizzly Stadium-In a battle of outstanding quarterbacks for Rancho Bernardo in Gage Weddle, the son of former NFL and current Broncos head coach Eric Weddle recorded 142 yards passing wasn't enough as in for Mission Hills Troy Huhn threw for 136 yards with 4 touchdowns, and contributed on a 72 yard touchdown run defeated the Broncos of Rancho Bernardo by a 56-0 score.
DJ Zapata Interim Head Football Coach at Mission Hills: "It was a fun special night for the kids which is a very special one you hope you get games like this to play on the field for the experience and that's what we did tonight which was exciting." "When we keyed in on Gage Weddle our outside corners did well by containing him he is an outstanding football player ." "Patrick Fleming is a senior captain for us he is on both sides of the ball is a warrior for our squad." It's another game week for us vs. San Marcos were going to get ready in practice before next Friday."
Other Mission Hills performers: Patrick Fleming 32 yards rushing 2 touchdowns. Rhodes Relatores 70 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Myzael Quakenbush 1 touchdown reception of 4 yards. Josh Gonzales 45 yards receiving 2 touchdowns. Ryan McKenzie 48 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
Mission Hills improves to 8-1 will travel to rival San Marcos for the Discovery Bowl Trophy next Friday, October 31, 2025
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Carlsbad defeats previously undefeated Mission Hills 31-17
Carlsbad High's Eli MacNeal's 4 touchdown passes paces Lancers to win
Saturday, October 11, 2025
San Diego North County Football Wrap for 10-10-25
Ramona 35 San Pasqual 14 R: Deion Askew 25 yard pass. Ryan Shaw 35 yard pass to Noah Bedia.
Point Loma 35 Cathedral Catholic 14 PL: Ryder Watson 1 yard touchdown. Henry Heuser 29 yard pass to Leo Sahd
Valley Center 31 Mount Carmel 27 VC: Winning field goal by Bryan Penalosa 30 yard field goal.
Oceanside 23 Del Norte 10 Oside: Anthony Barquinero 128 yards passing and 1 touchdown. Neke Letuli 110 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Kymani Nua 79 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
Torrey Pines 40 Poway 22 TP: Dominic Rocha 3 touchdown runs of 10, 15 and 4 yards. Sonny Villegas 1 yard run. Logan Bonneau 47 yard run for TD. Blake Miller to Kingston Bankston 30 yard touchdown pass.
LaCosta Canyon 49 San Marcos 35 LCC: Jackson Magiore 33 yard reception for TD. Blake Larson 14 yard pass to Henry Mallory Coby Herman 3 and 6 yard touchdowns run. Quinn Roth 10 yard pass to Coby Herman and a 19 yarder to Ty Locker.
Monday, October 6, 2025
Local San Diego NFL Wrap for 10-6-25
San Francisco 49ers 26 Los Angeles Rams 23 SF: Mission Hills alum Fred Warner recorded 12 tackles.
Jacksonville Jaguars 31 Kansas City Chiefs 28 JA: Otay Ranch alum Devon Lloyd 2 tackles along with 1 interception for 99 yards. KC: Rancho Bernardo alum Matt Araiza 55 yard punt.
Tampa Bay 38 Seattle 35 SEA: Mater Dei alum Jason Myers 5 PAT's
New Orleans 26 NY Giants 14 NO: Mount Carmel alum Rashid Shaheed 114 yards receiving along with a 97 yard touchdown. Mission HIlls alum Chris Olave 59 yards receiving. Rancho Bernardo alum DeVaughn Vele 13 yards receiving.
Washington Commanders 27 Los Angeles Chargers 10 LAC: Eastlake alum Tony Jefferson recorded 1 tackle.
Sunday, October 5, 2025
San Diego Football
Santa Fe Christian 35 Army Navy Academy 20 SFC: Dax Labrum 3 yard pass to Jarius Bolden, 8 yard pass to 8 yard pass to Brady Berg.
Bishop's School 49 Classical Academy 0 BS: Cash Herrera 10 yard pass to Ethan Sonson Santiaguel. Cash Herrera 5 yard run.
Francis Parker 32 Horizon 28 FP: Spencer Perry 159 yards and 3 touchdowns. Jaylen Murray 155 yards and 1 touchdown.
Crawford 14 Hoover 13 CR: Giovanni Garcia 142 yards passing and 1 touchdown. Khalid Ali 31 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Collin Hunt 118 yards and 1 touchdown.
Eastlake 28 Vista 14 V: William Calderon 197 yards passing 1 touchdown. Brock Schweikard 59 yards rushing and 1 touchdown, 50 yards receiving.
Mission Bay 28 Patrick Henry 21 MB: QB Trey Arnold 35 yard pass to Sean Lander.
Rancho Buena Vista 10 Mira Mesa 7 RBV: Kaipo Gutierrez 61 yards rushing. Van Piercy 107 yards passing 1 touchdown pass to S Maron Richard for 22 yards.
Valley Center 28 Escondido VC: QB Braylon Mitchell 162 yards passing with 1 touchdown. Brandon Revelas 60 yards rushing. Jesse Morales 65 yards receiving and teammate Gauge Wright 62 yards receiving.
Rancho Bernardo 31 Del Norte 17 RB: Gaige Weddle 279 yards and 1 touchdown pass. Rushed for 77 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Poway 52 El Camino 28 EC: Gavin Wasserman 402 yards and 4 touchdowns. Omega Cruise 207 yards receiving along with 4 touchdowns. Micah Sega 108 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
College Football
UCLA upsets Penn State 42-37 UCLA: Del Norte alum Mateen Bhagnami 2 field goals of 24 and 54 yards.
Duke 45 Cal 21 CA: Carlsbad alum Luke Ferrelli 7 tackles.
Appalachian State 27 Oregon State 23 OSU: Lincoln alum Jalil Tucker 7 tackles.
Ohio State 42 Minnesota 3 OSU: Carlsbad alum Julian Sayin 326 yards passing along with 3 touchdowns.
Notre Dame 28 Boise State 7 BSU: Torrey Pines alum Marco Notoriani 4 tackles. Mt. Carmel alum Jayden Vernon Morgan 2 tackles.
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Fallbrook Warriors defeats Escondido 27-24 Snap 13 game losing streak.
By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Warriors Stadium-Fallbrook High School-Fallbrook, CA-Friday, August 29, 2025: Last week the Warriors of Fallbrook snapped their 13 game streak on home turf as they defeated the Cougars of Escondido by a 27-24 score.
Local North County High School Football Wrap for 8-29-25
Santa Fe Christian 49 Valley Center 20 SFC: Dax Lambrun 270 yards passing and 4 touchdowns.
Rancho Buena Vista 30 Sweetwater 13 RBV: Kaipo Gutierrez 1 yard touchdown, Van Piercy 66 yard touchdown run
Poway 48 Ramona 15 Poway: Noah Schubach 10 yard pass to Luke Jorgenson, 15 yard run, 16 yard pass to James Clifford, Will Hawkins 38 yard punt return. 2 10 yard passes to James Clifford, Rowan Marcus 3 yard run,
Rancho Bernardo 28 Brawley 7 RB: Gaige Weddle 11 and 57 yard passes to Hugo Gonzalez. 11 yard pass to Christian Gonzalez.
LaCosta Canyon 45 Mount Miguel 13 LCC: Coby Herman 2 touchdown runs of 5 and 60 yards touchdown. Quinn Roth pass to Jackson Maggiore 10 and 31 yards and contributed with a 2 yard run. Luke Ivy 5 yard run.
Point Loma 14 Otay Ranch 7 PL: Henry Heuser 108 yards passing, 30 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns.
Army Navy 49 Castle Park 0 AN: Landon Schrum 5 yard touchdown, Judah Bogard 41 yard pass to Landon Schrum. Jonah Tua 18 yard touchdown run, Judah Bogard 37 yard pass to Troy Samoa. Vincent Leatherman 65 yard touchdown run. Daniel Pino 7 yard run.
Mt. Carmel 34 LaJolla Country Day School 27 MC: Trevor Tamoepeau 7 yard touchdown pass along with a 7 yard run, 1 other touchdown pass to Nate Donahue for 16 yards for the winning score as the Matadors of MC won. Nate Donahue 2 touchdown runs of 1 and 4 yards.
Mission HIlls 24 Oak Ridge 13 MH: Troy Huhn 3 yard pass to John Gonzales, 2 yard pass to Perrin Blankenship,
Escondido 40 Classical Academy 21 ESC: Hunter Schmidt 10 yard run, Bowyn Cannon 2 yard run and a 10 yard pass to Jorge Martinez.
San Marcos 45 Tesoro 14 SM: Kreet Makihele to Ezekiel McIntyre for a touchdown. 1 touchdown pass of 18 yards plus 48 yards to Zamar Reese who also scored 2 touchdowns of 5 yards and a 58 yard punt return.
Saturday, August 23, 2025
San Diego North County Football News for 8-22-25
San Pasqual defeats Classical Academy 42-6
Robert Rentaria 2 touchdown runs of 6 and 37, 2 touchdown passes of 25 and 37 yards
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