Roundup: Here’s how San Diego’s high school football teams fared on Friday

After Wednesday’s practice, Mission Bay High School coach Greg Tate brought his team together and told the Buccaneers that it has been 16 years since the program enjoyed an undefeated season. That 2009 team finished 13-0, winning the Buccaneers’ last section championship.

“That was really a wake-up call,” said running back/DB Shane Brushie. “We should start our own history. That’s pretty long. I feel it’s long overdue.”

The Buccaneers are one of the 2025 season’s feel-good stories and the good times continued to roll Friday night as Mission Bay celebrated homecoming by defeating Coronado 49-14.

The Bucs have been riding the right arm of senior quarterback Trey Arnold, and the 6-foot-2, 200-pound passer was at his best against the Islanders, completing 25 of 35 passes for 421 yards and six touchdowns as Mission Bay improved to 5-0.

Arnold, a Coronado transfer who has been offered scholarships by multiple NAIA schools, has now thrown for 23 touchdowns.

Arnold spread his passes around. Sean Lander caught eight for 147 yards and a TD. Kai Barrios caught four receptions for 138 yards and a TD. Jayden Marcelino caught six passes for 91 yards and three TDs.

Mason Morgan had two interceptions. Caden Farmer and Nereo Kraft each had an interception.

For Coronado (2-2), Stanley Guymon had two tackles for losses.

Top 10

No. 1 Lincoln 31, Bakersfield Frontier 14: Junior Curtis gained 127 yards on 17 carries and scored a touchdown for Lincoln (4-1). Rashad Robinson rushed for 64 yards on 16 carries and scored twice. Jordan Roa completed 10 of 15 for 109 yards and a TD. Courtney Miller-Thompson caught three passes for 47 yards and a TD. Cammeron Purnell, Clarence Tucker and Warren Florence had interceptions.

No. 2 Cathedral Catholic 49, Helix 0: Brady Palmer completed 14 of 17 for 312 yards and four touchdowns for Cathedral (4-0). Isaac Cook caught six passes for 175 yards and two TDs. Honor Fa’alave-Johnson had four catches for 90 yards and two TDs. Helix is 1-4.

No. 3 Mission Hills 52, Ramona 0: Troy Huhn threw five TD passes, including two to Myzael Quakenbush for Mission Hills (5-0). Josh Gonzales returned a kickoff 99 yards for a score. Ramona is 2-3.

No. 4 La Costa Canyon 45, Murrieta Mesa 24: Quinn Roth completed 17 of 25 for 348 yards for LCC (5-0). Coby Herman had 18 rushes for 107 yards, plus had four receptions for 85 yards (192 yards in total offense). Jackson Maggiore had 138 yards receiving and Lenox Marcucci 106. Zach Kunz blocked a punt and George Collins scooped it up for a score. Ryan Scully had 12 tackles and forced a fumble. Ian Dunford had eight tackles and an interception.

No. 5 Carlsbad won by forfeit over Valley Center.

Los Alamitos 49, No. 6 Granite Hills 42: A late rally fell short as Granite Hills (3-2) suffered its second straight loss. The Eagles are averaging 36.8 points per game.

No. 7 San Marcos 35, San Pasqual 7: Zamar Reese had seven carries for 116 yards and two TDs for San Marcos (4-1), which has won four straight. He also had a TD catch and returned a punt for a score. Kreet Makihele completed 12 of 19 for 171 yards and two TDs. San Pasqual is 2-2.

No. 8 Mount Miguel 35, No. 10 Poway 32: Jeremiah Loper passed for 275 yards and five touchdowns for Mount Miguel (4-1).  AJ Logan caught two touchdown passes while Brandon Arrington (83 yards) and Delontay Williams (55 yards) each caught long TDs. Giani Portfilo caught the fifth TD. Poway’s Luke Jorgensen, playing running back the first half and quarterback the second, rushed for 263 yards and three TDs plus a two-point conversion for the Titans (2-3). Eli Alsop stepped in at quarterback and rushed for 94 yards, including a 56-yard TD.

No. 9 Rancho Bernardo 44, West Covina 35: Trey Durham had touchdown catches of 16 and 70 yards for Rancho Bernardo (4-0). Brady Strachan returned an interception for the go-ahead TD. Gavin Stewart sealed the win with an end-zone interception. Brody Cella had a 98-yard kickoff return for a score. Enzo Sanchez booted field goals of 31, 32 and 42 yards.

Elsewhere

Bishop’s 31, Patrick Henry 28: Jacob Popplewell had two rushing touchdowns for Bishop’s (4-0). Dane Larson scored on a 50-yard run and Tom Lowe scored on a 50-yard catch. Henry fell to 1-4.

Mt. Carmel 42, Fallbrook 35: For Fallbrook (1-4), Junior Hernandez gained 223 yards rushing on 30 carries and scored three touchdowns. Harrison Jones passed for 161 yards and two TDs. Mt. Carmel is 3-2.

Westview 32, Hilltop 21: Quarterback Matthew Guimond and Charlie Jaskowiak connected on two touchdowns for Westview (2-3), which won its second straight. Leo Mendoza rushed for 118 yards and two TDs, plus threw a TD pass for Hilltop (2-3). Damian Moreno was credited with 12 tackles and Abraham Matuz nine tackles plus a sack.

Point Loma 49, Eastlake 0: Quarterbacks Henry Heuser and Ryder Watson combined to complete 14 of 21 for 156 yards and six touchdowns, three apiece, for Point Loma (4-0). Romeo Carter scored three touchdowns, two receiving and one rushing. Ryan Patterson caught three passes for 52 yards and two TDs. Ace Selchow had a blocked punt and 10 tackles, four for losses. Leo Sahd blocked a punt and caught a TD pass. Eastlake (1-4) suffered its fourth straight loss.

Scripps Ranch 50, Mira Mesa 0: Malachi Sayles rushed 13 times for 197 yards and scored two touchdowns for the Falcons (3-2). Jaden Gausman had one carry for a 72-yard TD. Parker Armstrong was 11 of 19 for 128 yards and two TDs, both to Kasen Mendez. Mira Mesa had given up 15 points in its first three games. Scripps Ranch’s defense held the Marauders (3-1) to 91 yards.

University City 42, Morse 21: DeShaun Hille scored five touchdowns for University City (4-1), four rushing, one receiving. Quentyn DeMara threw for more than 200 yards. Morse is 2-3.

Kearny 56, Anza Hamilton 12: Kai Nguyen threw three touchdown passes for Kearny (2-2). In his first varsity snap as a quarterback because of an equipment problem, Toby Castanares threw a 40-yard touchdown pass. Jaylin Hills had 16 carries for 87 yards and a TD rushing and receiving. Jarred Torres had seven carries for 103 yards and one TD rushing and receiving. Elijah Rabadan and Mike Clark each had eight tackles.

Imperial 49, Palo Verde Valley 14: Deren Hueso rushed 10 times for 154 yards and four touchdowns for Imperial (5-0). Hueso added an 88-yard kickoff return for a fifth TD. Santonio Urena was 5 of 7 passing for 125 yards and a TD to Mario Gaxiola. Palo Verde Valley (2-3) saw its two-game winning streak snapped despite Kenneth Salazar rushing for 148 yards on 17 carries, including one TD and a two-point conversion. He also had an interception.

Montgomery 33, Temecula Rancho Christian 30: Qassim Williams rushed for two touchdowns and tossed a 12-yard halfback pass to Marquis Benton for a third score for Montgomery (4-1). The Aztecs won their fourth straight. Williams gained 132 yards on 20 carries to surpass 500 yards on the season. On defense, Vili Trollinger collected 13 tackles, three for a loss, along with a sack and five quarterback hurries. Isaac Espinosa was credited with nine tackles, two sacks, an interception, a forced fumble and a touchdown.

Mater Dei Catholic 33, St. Augustine 28:  Jordan Dumaran rushed for 225 yards on 33 carries and scored four touchdowns, the final two giving Mater Dei Catholic (2-3) the win. Jackson Munford completed 18 of 23 passes for 238 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown to Noah Cook. St. Augustine’s Pai Polamalu gave the Saints a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on a 30-yard fumble return and 95-yard interception return. Polamalu rushed for 90 yards on 13 carries. Wide receiver Cooper Hamric and Vince Smith combined for a 60-yard score for Saints (1-4).

El Capitan 38, Monte Vista 0: El Capitan (3-2) won its third straight as the Vaqueros kept the ball on the ground to blank Monte Vista (3-2). Sophomore Michael Castillo gained 89 yards on nine carries, scoring once. Brady Copp collected a pair of TDs for the Vaqueros, who have outscored their last three opponents 76-21. In all, El Capitan rushed for 202 yards. Monte Vista gained just 91 yards. Fadili Ibochwa collected an interception for Monte Vista.

Holtville 60, Yuma Cibola 0: Enrique Armas rushed nine times for 225 yards and five touchdowns as Holtville (3-1) handed Cibola (2-1) its first loss. Alonso Cuevas completed all five of his passes for 133 yards, including a touchdown to Alan Carrillo.

Steele Canyon 58, Valhalla 6: Gavin Caha completed 12 of 15 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns as Steele Canyon (5-0) rolled past Valhalla for its fifth straight win. Josiah Stocker had a rushing touchdown plus a 99-yard kickoff return for a score. Marty Rinaldo threw a touchdown on his lone pass. Defensively, Matt Ocampo had a pick six and Marcel Hill an interception. Valhalla (1-4) suffered its fourth straight loss.

San Ysidro 42, Hoover 35: Dario Garcia rushed for more than 200 yards, scoring four times on the ground as well as passing for two touchdowns to lead San Ysidro (4-2) past Hoover (2-3). Santiago Valenzuela added another 100-plus yards rushing. The Cougars defense recovered two fumbles and intercepted a pass.

Grossmont 28, Otay Ranch 20: Tyler Holmes amassed more than 200 yards rushing and passing and tossed two touchdowns to lead Grossmont (3-1) past Otay Ranch (1-4). AJ Hooker scored twice rushing and once on a reception while Randy Ballard added the other Foothillers TD receiving. Kai Jones recovered two Otay Ranch fumbles and was credited with nine tackles to go with Drew Sasena’s eight tackles, 3½ for a loss. Gage Weinchel picked off a pass. Otay Ranch’s A.J. Lopez passed for 213 yards and Xander Mendez has eight receptions for 102 yards.

Sweetwater 28, Southwest-San Diego 13: Zane Willis rushed 25 times for 189 yards and one touchdown in leading Sweetwater (2-3) past Southwest (3-2). Jonathan Figueroa passed for 111 yards and two TDs, one each to Noah Calligay and Sean Carlos. Carlos had 13 tackles and an interception. Southwest got touchdowns receiving from Sergio Alvarez and rushing from Refer Molina. Isaac Munoz was credited with 16 tackles while Elijah Lewis picked off a pass.

Southwest-El Centro 8, O’Farrell Charter 0: Southwest-El Centro (1-4) rang the victory bell for its first home win in 1,469 days after Leo Valenzuela returned an interception 95 yards with just 21 seconds remaining. O’Farrell (1-3) forced five turnovers.

Del Norte 37, Brawley 7: Del Norte (2-2) came alive in the second half and scored 30 unanswered points to beat host Brawley (0-5). The Nighthawks scored three times on long plays as Caden Whiddon tossed a 48-yard option pass to Rylin Battle, Madox Romans ran 53 yards and Riley Farrokhi caught a 63-yard pass from Kaden Williams. Brawley tied the game at 7-7 when C.J. Retutal ran an option play 75 yards for a score.

El Cajon Valley 32, Castle Park 23: El Cajon Valley (2-3) made it two straight wins with the victory over the Trojans. Sophomore Aidden Smith led Castle Park with eight receptions for 146 yards and two touchdowns.

Olympian 38, Chula Vista 9: Olympian (5-0) dominated on both sides of the ball en route to posting its fastest start to the season since 2012 when the Eagles went 11-0. Chula Vista’s Isaiah Heard rushed for 80 yards and the lone Spartans touchdown. Chula Vista was limited to 36 yards passing.

Bonita Vista 17, Vincent Memorial 13: Cole Margetts caught two touchdown passes from Anthony Lorenz with less than four minutes to play as Bonita Vista (1-4) rallied from down 13-3 to top Vincent Memorial (0-4). Charlie Finch and Emiliano Estuarte had interceptions.

Santa Fe Christian 28, Christian 14: Dax Labrum completed 19 of 25 passes for 254 yards and a touchdown for SFC (5-0). He also rushed for two scores. Josh Husman had 48 yards rushing and scored on a 46-yard catch.  Linebacker Cole Hajjar had 10 tackles, a sack and another tackle for loss. Christian is 1-3.

Buena Park 14, Clairemont 0: Clairemont is 1-4.

San Diego (4-0) forfeit win over Mar Vista (3-1).

Central Union (5-0) won by forfeit over Coachella Valley:

Steve Brand and John Maffei contributed to this report.