1. BIRMINGHAM (5-3): Receiver Paul Turner had four catches for 122 yards and three touchdowns, plus a 94-yard kickoff return for touchdown in win over Taft. 2. CARSON (5-3): The Colts shut out Banning 40-0 with Chris Fields completing eight of 13 passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns. 3. PALISADES (8-0): Dolphins got a scare against University last week and face Hamilton on Friday. 4. SAN PEDRO (4-4): Pirates get Carson tuneup with a Marine League game against Gardena on Friday.
He was asked why he chose to attend local high school football game between Catholic Memorial and Xaverian on Friday night. "I heard it was a big game in the local area, I think [it was] two state champions playing," Maye said. "Just trying to support. It brings me back to those days when I was playing." Maye made the trip to Westwood after practice and before the Patriots headed to Nashville for a blowout win against the Titans.
"I think in this life, everyone has demons in the closet," Meier said. "Everyone has bad things that happen But we realize in these moments, as horrible as they are, losing your things in a fire, they're replaceable, but losing someone who was like an older brother, can't replace that. He's somebody I'll be be chasing to live like he did. As a teenager it was tough, but you learn about life and how every day you have to give it your all."
San Mateo's Jovani Hernandez Cruz (10) runs for yardage against King's Academy in the second quarter of their game at King's Academy High School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) San Mateo quarterback Lukas Fitzgerald (9) is tackled by King's Academy's Justin Turner (0) in the fourth quarter of their game at King's Academy High School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. King's Academy defeated San Mateo 28-14. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Petrides won its seventh game in as many outings and captured the program's 100th career victory with a 51-0 home victory over Tilden Saturday afternoon in a PSAL 1A Conference encounter. Aiden Gonzalez and Elias Hardt scored two touchdowns apiece in the rout. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
We're starting a new era, said junior Finley Rivera. It's no longer Campo always beating Acalanes. Rivera helped ring in the changing of the guard in practically every facet of the game, hauling in a 22-yard touchdown from quarterback Tyler Winkles, intercepting a pass from Campo's quarterback and returning a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. Asked to pick a favorite, Rivera singled out the special teams play, which provided an immediate response to a scoring drive that pulled the Cougars within 3 points
Kane Casani, the son of Loyola head coach Drew Casani, did plenty on Thursday night at SoFi Stadium to make his father proud and change the fortunes of the Cubs. He blocked a field-goal attempt that led to a touchdown, picked up yards for a huge first down and made plenty of tackles in a 13-10 Mission League victory over Gardena Serra.
THURSDAY Leuzinger (4-1, 1-0) vs. Palos Verdes (4-2, 1-0) at SoFi Stadium, 8:30 p.m. It's going to be a late night in Inglewood as these two schools vie for what could be the decisive game to determine the Bay League championship. Both have outstanding quarterbacks, Ryan Rakowski for Palos Verdes and Russell Sekona for Leuzinger. Both schools have played challenging schedules. A field goal could decide it. Loyola plays Gardena Serra at 5 p.m. The pick: Leuzinger.
You have to look long and hard for stability and continuity in this era of transfer mania, but Beaumont football coach Jeff Steinberg is proud to point out that 26 of his 27 players in the starting rotation have been at Beaumont since their freshman seasons. The only one that didn't came as a sophomore. That kind of loyalty and confidence in a program produces community pride and helps build community support every time Beaumont plays.
If high school football coaches want to please their parents and fans, schedule a road game with Bishop Diego, which plays its home games at Santa Barbara City College, a destination that offers one of the most spectacular stadium views in California. From the top of La Playa Stadium, you can see the beach, palm trees and many boats in the harbor. You can rent a bike to explore the bike lanes around town and along the beach or take a short walk to the many restaurants, bars and coffee shops along main street.
White Bear Lake Area High School principal Russell Reetz wrote in a letter to parents that an adult person had provided fraudulent documentation and a false identity to enroll in the school. The school did not name the suspect, but KSTP identified him as 22-year-old Kevin Luebke. Luebke enrolled as a homeless unaccompanied youth under the false identity of Kevin C. Perry Jr., according to White Bear Lake Area School Superintendent Wayne Kazmierczak. He was enrolled from Sept. 3 to Sept. 29.
When Landon Devoe-Krowicki told people he played football at Redwood Christian, the responses were usually followed by a raised eyebrow and a smirk. Where's that? is the usual response he would get half-joking and half-dismissive. Even on his own campus, the chatter wasn't much kinder with most assuming the ragtag team was destined to be a punchline. Just over a year later, no one is laughing.
Brett Steigh, the money man whose contributions helped the demise of high school football programs at Narbonne, St. Bernard and Bishop Montgomery, is now paying to sponsor a nine-game television schedule by LA36 despite disapproval from City Section commissioner Vicky Lagos.
RUSHING * Ceasar Reyes, Garfield: Rushed for 259 yards in 20 carries and scored four touchdowns in win over Huntington Park. * Jeremiah Watson, Murrieta Valley: Rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns in defeat of San Clemente. * Christopher Martin, Oak Hills: Rushed for 152 yards and one touchdown in a win over Bishop Amat. * Jesus Arellano, Century: Rushed for 193 yards and had three catches for 71 yards in win over Loara.
Eight years of frustration, Danny Sullivan smiled, the first words out of the coach's mouth after breaking away from his team's hooting and hollering on the visitor's sideline. For the first time under his watch, Archbishop Mitty toppled WCAL rival St. Ignatius on Friday night. It wasn't even as close as the 37-23 final score would indicate. The Monarchs (3-1, 1-0) got 234 yards on the ground from senior Lazaro Faraj-Washington,
A look at this week's top high school football games in the Southland: THURSDAY Oxnard Pacifica (4-0) at Hamilton (2-2), 4 p.m. It's a last-minute game put on the schedule after both schools had opponents drop out. But what a quarterback matchup it features. Pacifica's Taylor Lee vs. Hamilton freshman Thaddeus Breaux. Lee has 15 touchdown passes in the last two games. The pick: Pacifica.
Kickers have been making long field goals look routine at the college and NFL level. Now they're becoming the same in high school football. Noah Thayer, a senior at JSerra, has booted field goals from 55 and 54 yards this season, made a game-winning 31-yard field goal against Oak Hills and is 16 for 16 on PATs. There's lots of kickers this season with the ability to try long field goals, but they must first get the permission from their coach.
Curtis High School's football Ring of Honor will increase by 12 during a ceremony at its PSAL home game against New Dorp on Oct. 3. The second annual induction will include 11 players and one coach at halftime of the contest. The honorees include former head coach Al Fabbri, as well as players Wayne "Chops" Derrick; Jeff Forde; Mike Goodman; George Hassell; Kenny King; Gabe Mokwuah; Jemal Murph; Mike Pressuti; Gene Smith; Peter Timmins and Jovan Whitehead.
In a town where you can make your own luck or can sink further into an abyss, Mater Dei High dug deep, wiped away memories from a loss last week and answered a gut-check call to come away with a 27-24 road victory over Bishop Gorman on Friday night. Coach Raul Lara brought up the word "resurrection" during a postgame huddle with his players.