Roundup: Here’s how San Diego’s high school football teams fared in Week 3

A comfortable 24-point lead had been cut to three early in the fourth quarter before San Marcos High School finally delivered the knockout blow, beating Poway 45-28 on Friday night in a showdown between two of San Diego’s top teams.

“It was an incredible game,” said San Marcos coach Tom Carroll. “We’re up 24-0, then it was 24-21. With 4 1/2 minutes to go, we were still up only three before we finally put it away. Give Poway credit. They never gave up. They could have quit, but they didn’t.”

San Marcos, ranked No. 7 in the county, improved to 2-1. Poway, ranked eighth, fell to 2-1.

Knights quarterback Kreet Makihele threw a pair of touchdown passes to Cutter Vorhees, while Zamar Reese rushed for three scores, including an 80-yarder.

But it was a 45-yard touchdown pass from receiver Ezekiel Mc0Intyre to Reese that Carroll said turned the game.

“We hit ’em with a trick play and struck gold,” Carroll said.

Poway quarterback Noah Schuback, a transfer from Texas, threw a pair of TD passes to James Clifford, one for 34 yards. Schuback also ran for two scores, one for 31 yards. Running back Luke Jorgensen had 190 yards total offense.

“My goodness, Jorgensen is a good player,” Carroll said. “And Schuback makes plays with his arm and feet. There are a lot of good quarterbacks in the county, and Schuback kind of got overlooked because he’s a transfer. But the guy is really good. Our guy (Makihele) is pretty darn good, too.”

Top 10

No. 1 Lincoln 50, Las Vegas Arbor View 31: Jordan Roa completed 10 of 11 passes for 158 yards and three touchdowns for Lincoln (3-0). Rashad Robinson rushed for 223 yards on 17 carries and scored twice. Courtney Miller-Thompson had eight catches for 124 yards and two TDs. Clarence Tucker intercepted two passes and Cam Purnell picked off one.

No. 2 Cathedral Catholic 24, Chandler (Ariz.) 23: Brady Palmer rushed for 165 yards and passed for 123 as Cathedral Catholic improved to 3-0. Honor Fa’alave-Johnson rushed for 157 yards and two TDs, including a 72-yarder for the go-ahead score. Chandler scored late in the fourth quarter but a mishandled PAT prevented the visitors from tying the game.

No. 3 Mission Hills 42, Oceanside 6: Troy Huhn completed 17 of 21 passes for 237 yards and four touchdowns and ran for one for Mission Hills (3-0). Three of the TD throws went to Josh Gonzalez for 17, 23 and 46 yards. He also had a rushing TD. Jacoby Williams caught a TD pass. Andrew Romer had two interceptions and Demariye Stephens one. Oceanside is 0-3.

No. 4 Granite Hills at Gilbert (Ariz.) Perry: Saturday night’s game was still being played at press time.

No. 5 La Costa Canyon 56, Del Norte 13: LCC (3-0) fell behind 7-0, then scored the next seven touchdowns, one on a 33-yard interception return by Jake Hopper. Coby Herman had nine carries for 116 yards with TD runs of 42 and 3 yards. He also had a 14-yard TD reception. Quinn Roth completed 14 of 17 for 163 yards and TD strikes to Herman, Jackson Maggiore and Blake Larson. Madox Romans rushed 18 times for 89 yards and a TD for Del Norte (1-2).

No. 6 Carlsbad 30, No. 10 El Camino 13: Carlsbad (3-0) ran just 27 offensive plays. Eli MacNeal completed 8 of 12 passes for 155 yards and touchdowns. Ethan Mirohov had three catches for 74 yards and a TD. Darian Webb rushed five times for 70 yards and a score. Skai Shaffer returned a fumble 50 yards and a TD. Dylan Simms had an interception. Gavin Wasserman threw for 129 yards and a TD to Omega Cruise for El Camino (1-2). Blake Sega had a rushing TD. Anthony Sega had seven tackles.

No. 9 Mount Miguel 21, Los Angeles Loyola 0: Jeremiah Loper threw for 250 yards and Jayden Hunter rushed for 100 while scoring twice for Mount Miguel (2-1). Zane Rottier added a rushing TD. Loyola is 1-2.

Other games

Rancho Bernardo 17, Torrey Pines 13: Gaige Weddle threw for 174 yards and a touchdown, a 17-yarder to Hugo Gonzalez, and rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown for Rancho Bernardo (3-0). Gavin Valencia had 12 tackles. Logan Miller rushed for the Torrey Pines (2-1) TD. Reece Goldberger had 13 tackles and forced a fumble. Clark Drcar had two field goals, one from 49 yards.

Santa Fe Christian 41, Westview 0: Dax Labrum threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns for Santa Fe Christian (3-0). Lincoln Mundis had two receiving TDs, including a 73-yarder, and had a 34-yard rushing TD. Owen Baker had a 60-yard TD run. Everett Kerkhoff had seven tackles, 5 1/2 sacks and a fumble recovery. Westview falls to 0-3.

Ramona 41, Westview 14: Ryan Shaw threw touchdown passes to Trake Kelly, Zarius Pascual and Wyatt Mallinson for Ramona (1-2). Adrian Ornelas had a pair of TD runs and Ty Drews had one. Mallinson also had a sack and fumble recovery, and Drews recovered a fumble. Jacob Parker and Wyatt Miller had interceptions. Westview is 0-3.

Valley Center 49, Fallbrook 41: Braylon Mitchell completed 15 of 18 passes for 281 yards and four touchdowns for Valley Center (1-2). Jesse Morales had 10 catches for 158 yards and three scores while Connor Vose and Chase Dunham also had TD catches. Joesiah Tirado had 97 yards rushing and three TDs. Harrison Jones threw for 215 yards for Fallbrook (1-2). Junior Hernandez had 198 yards total offense, 118 rushing and four TDs rushing. Blake Robinson scored two rushing TDs.

San Pasqual 45, Rancho Buena Vista 13: Robert Renteria completed 8 of 9 passes for 216 yards and four touchdowns for San Pasqual (2-1). He also rushed for 44 yards and a TD. Jared Brecht caught four passes for 116 yards and two TDs, while Marcus Rocha had three catches for 90 yards and two scores. Dyland Bachoua had a 60-yard TD run. RBV is 0-3.

Escondido 26, Sweetwater 13: Bowyn Cannon rushed 39 times for 283 yards and three touchdowns for Escondido (2-1). He also had a pair of 2-point PATs and six tackles. Jesus Amaya had a pair of sacks. Christian Solis had an interception. Sweetwater falls to 1-2.

San Diego 50, Otay Ranch 0: KJ Shields returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown for San Diego (2-0). Kye Cooper had nine catches for 185 yards and two TDs. Jayden Harris completed 15 of 26 passes for 268 yards and three TDs. Otay Ranch is 1-2.

Point Loma 25, Scripps Ranch 3: Henry Heuser completed 23 of 31 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 85 yards and a score for Point Loma (3-0). Romeo Carter had eight catches for 59 yards and two TDs and rushed for 47 yards. Tanner Spradling had seven catches for 81 yards. Carson Allen had a sack and forced fumble. Leo Sahd intercepted a pass. Scripps Ranch is 1-2.

La Jolla 31, La Jolla Country Day 10: Aiden Farrell rushed for 227 yards for La Jolla (2-1). Carson Diehl scored a receiving and rushing touchdown, plus intercepted a pass. Lukas Grismer and Joseph Crudo also had interceptions. LJCD is 1-2.

University City 33, Bonita Vista 14: Deshaun Hille rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns for University City (3-0). Quentyn DeMara rushed for 147 yards and threw two TD passes. The Centurions rushed for 343 yards. Cole Margets led Bonita Vista (0-3), intercepting a pass and returning it 85 yards. Alex Yepos had 14 tackles and blocked PAT.

Coronado 28, Classical Academy 10: Chase Jenkins returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and scored on a 72-yard run for Coronado (2-0). Jackson Hosko intercepted a pass. Hunter Schmidt ran for a TD for Classical Academy (0-3).

Mira Mesa 10, West Hills 7: Derek Kanuha had seven tackles for Mira Mesa, which is 3-0 for the first time since 2018. Cza Brown intercepted a pass, had three tackles and 60 yards receiving. Jacob Romeo scored the lone TD for West Hills (0-3). Austin Hamand had an interception.

Canyon Hills 32, El Cajon Valley 13: Ma’Kahi Fields-Cook gained 203 yards on 23 carries and scored a touchdown for Canyon Hills (2-1). Taylon Sheriff had four catches for 99 yards and, playing defense, intercepted two passes. Josiah Singh completed 13 of 23 passes for 261 yards and three TDs. Julis Thomas Jr. had four tackles and three QB hurries. Reece Fogg had eight tackles, an interception, pass breakup and a tackle-for-loss. El Cajon Valley is 0-3.

Mission Bay 28, Brawley 14: Trey Arnold threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns for Mission Bay (3-0). Jevyn Higman had 12 tackles and a fumble recovery. Shane Brushie rushed for 100 yards and scored three TDs. Brawley is 0-3.

Crawford 41, San Ysidro 16: Crawford (1-2) returned two interceptions for touchdowns, one for 65 yards by Jeremy Nguyen, another for 60 yards by Collin Hunt. Khalid Ali and Shamar Warren each had two rushing TDs. San Ysidro is 1-2. Hoover 36, Vincent Memorial 29: Hez Manuel completed 18 of 30 passes for 229 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 69 yards and two scores for Hoover (2-0). Rhani Grant caught nine passes for 127 yards. Vincent Memorial is 0-2.

Olympian 44, Eastlake 17: Jayden Fuentes threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns for Olympian (3-0) in its first win over Eastlake (1-2) in nine years. Fuentes completed 17 of 24 passes, hitting Mikey Talavera for 19 yards, Gio Ware for 86 yards and Patricio Flatts for 24. Jorgani Estrada returned an interception 47 yards for a TD. Eastlake’s David Branco rushed for TDs of 1 and 6 yards.

Montgomery 35, Patrick Henry 14: Isaiah Mena Malijan passed for 181 yards and two touchdowns for Montgomery (2-1). Qasim Williams rushed for one score and returned a kickoff for another. Vili Trollinger caught four passes for 70 yards and a TD as well as collecting nine tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. Marquis Benton added five receptions for 55 yards and a score. Henry is 0-3.

Mar Vista 47, Calipatria 46: Holton Bell passed for 212 yards and three touchdowns for Mar Vista (3-0). Cionte Fewell caught four passes for 130 yards and a TD and rushed for 57 yards. Braylon Shumate had 95 yards and a score. Calipatria is 1-1.

Southwest-San Diego 21, Clairemont 13: Isac Munoz threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Diego Valencia and ran for a 2-yard score for Southwest (2-1). Darrell Moss had a 21-yard rushing TD. Bruce Pawlack forced two fumbles for Clairemont (0-3). Tyler Allen rushed for 118 yards on 16 carries. Josh Davis caught three passes for 46 yards and a TD.

Central Union 41, Mt. Carmel 13: Joshua Garcia intercepted a pass and raced 99 yards to ignite Central Union (3-0). Garcia also caught a 78-yard pass from Alec Hernandez. Hernandez scored on a pair of short runs. Connor Gibbons scored both touchdowns for Mt. Carmel (2-1).

Imperial 27, Madison 19: Deren Hueso rushed for 131 yards and a pair of touchdowns for Imperial (3-0). Santonio Urena caught a pair of TD passes. Madison is 0-3.

Calexico 48, Somerton (Ariz.) 0: Andre Lopez rushed for 107 yards and three touchdowns and Jose Fernandez added 106 yards and a score for Calexico (3-0). Israel Ruiz passed for 85 yards and TDs to Alberto Castro and Joshua Ramirez. Leonel Conchola had five tackles, forced a fumble and had a sack.

Holtville 38, Yuma Catholic 30: Holtville (2-1) scored 16 points in the third quarter and added 16 in the fourth to hold off Yuma Catholic (0-2). Enrique Armas scored on runs of 30 and 65 yards to lead the Vikings.

Palo Verde Valley 38, Yuma 13: Palo Verde Valley (1-1) scored four times rushing and one passing. Yuma is 2-1.

Santana 28, Hilltop 7: Ethan Miller completed 16 of 23 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns for Santana (3-0). Kolton Thornton caught three passes for 89 yards, including a 52-yard TD. Jordyn Gillissie had nine tackles as well as a caused fumble. Hilltop (1-2) scored on a 61-yard pass from Alejandro Carranza to Julian Moran. Leo Mendoza rushed for 87 yards on 13 carries. Abraham Matuz had nine tackles and a sack.

Helix 21, St. Augustine 6: Helix (1-2) got two TD passes from Lee Norman-Lester. Caden Thompson had a 36-yard TD pass to Jeremy Robinson. St. Augustine (0-3) scored when Vincent Smith found Austin Lambeth for a 50-yard TD. Pai Polamalu intercepted a pass and rushed for 75 yards.

El Capitan 17, Chula Vista 14: Michael Castillo rushed for 106 yards on 16 carries, scoring a touchdown for El Capitan (1-2). Hayden Passanisi completed 7 of 12 passes, including a score to Logan Dulyea, while Ryder Powers kicked a 32-yard field goal and two PATs. Isaiah Heard led Chula Vista (1-2), rushing for one TD and catching a 72-yard TD pass.

Monte Vista 49, Castle Park 12: Deon Hunter gained 242 yards rushing, scoring four touchdowns for Monte Vista (2-1). Depree Flenoid gained 58 yards on five carries, scoring once. Deshaun Jenkins scored on a 51-yard run. Derrick Taylor had a TD pass to Xzavier Carpenter. Castle Park is 1-2.

Seattle King’s 42, Christian 35: Hank Houston scored on runs of 1 and 2 yards and hauled in a 74-yard catch for Christian (1-2). Caleb Runkle threw TD passes of 11 and 74 yards.

Steele Canyon 35, Morse 9: Superior Garror scored on a 9-yard run for Morse (0-3).

Army-Navy 43, Valhalla 13: Judah Bogards threw five touchdown passes for Army-Navy (3-0), two each to Landon Schrom and Jacob Eastley. Eastley also had a rushing TD. Jonah Tua had a pair of sacks. Valhalla falls to 1-2.

Maranatha Christian 42, Orange Glen 6: Aaron Tasin threw for a touchdown and ran for two, piling up 208 yards of total offense for Maranatha Christian (2-1). River Contreras had a 92-yard kickoff return for a TD. Mickey Amodeo returned an interception for a score. Orange Glen falls to 1-2. Coastal Academy 41, Southwest-El Centro 6: Nolan White scored a pair of rushing touchdowns for Coastal Academy (3-0) while Jesse Mayano added one. Zac Garland had a 13-yard TD pass to Asher Benner. Southwest is 0-3.

Mountain Empire 37, Nuevo Nuview Bridge 0: Elisha Lashone Robinson had three rushing touchdowns as Mountain Empire improved to 3-0. Jason Landman and Amar Mahason also had rushing TDs while Junior Ponce had a receiving score. Michael Noble had a pair of interceptions. Nuview Bridge is 0-3.

Rock Academy 49, Foothills Christian 21: Alec Endicott completed 10 of 15 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns for Rock Academy (1-2). Zayden Campbell rushed 14 times for 160 yards and two TDs. Quentin Uhland caught four passes for 107 yards and a 54-yard TD. Carson Manjarrez had four catches for 101 yards and a 64-yard score. Foothills Christian falls to 0-3.

Other scores

Mater Dei Catholic 31, Oakland Bishop O’Dowd 6

8-man

Francis Parker 34, Los Angeles New Designs Watts 30: Chris Nguyen and Spencer Perry both scored for Parker (1-0). Jaylen Murray had three sacks and Demetrius Walcott had 12 tackles.

Wildomar Cornerstone Christian 21, St. Joseph Academy 6

8-man

Calvin Christian at Hesperia Christian, late

Don Norcross, Steve Brand, Bernie Wilson, Breven Honda and Kevin J. Farmer contributed to this report.