Christian defeats Army Navy Academy

  Hank Houston and Kaleb Rumble sparks Christian to CIF Division V Finals

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Army Navy Academy-Carlsbad High School-11-21-25:  In a Division III semi final game that was held on the field of Army Navy Academy.  Things started off the Warriors way after each team traded field goal to the the game at 3-3 Landon Schrum scored on a 96 yard kickoff return 10-3 lead.  

Steve Benson connected on his second field goal that put the Patriots within 4 at 10-6..  

The second half was a different story as Hank Houston 33 yards rushing scored on a 14 yard touchdown run with the PAT good for their first lead at 13-10 followed by Kaleb Runkle's passed for 98 yards threw a 2 yard pass to Soren Lucy to go up 20-10.  The Warriors scored their last touchdown as Judah Bogerd threw an 80 yard pass to Troy Samoa with the PAT good made the final score 20-17. 

Christian Head Football Coach Patrick Bugg:  "We came out and didn't play a strong first some of the penalties us but we put it behind us so we figured out a way to get ourselves together, in the second half our quarterback Kaleb Runkle lifted our team and scored points for us."  

Next week the Patriots of Christian HIgh School will take on Central Union High School a 44-42 win over University City for the D III title which will be held next Friday at Southwestern College kickoff is at 7 PM.  

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.  

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.