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The Village Christian (Sun Valley, CA) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Heritage Christian (Northridge, CA) by a score of 17-13.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Heritage Christian	0	6	0	7	13
Village Christian	8	7	0	2	17

Final score provided by D. Myers.

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Box Score
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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Heritage Christian (25-26)

Heritage Christian has not entered stats for this game.

Village Christian (25-26)

Village Christian

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	15	97	.467	13.9	2	0	25	107.5
12	Cooper Jackson (Sr)	7	15	97	.467	13.9	2	0	25	107.5

Village Christian

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+
	Team Totals	33	189	5.7	50	2
1	Mattao Tarca (Sr)	17	111	6.5	50	1
7	Hudson Gerhardt (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
12	Cooper Jackson (Sr)	2	-12	-6.0	-5	0
32	DJ Deranja (Jr)	12	114	9.5	27	1
72	C. Alexander (So)	1	-24	-24.0	-24	0

Village Christian

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	7	97	13.9	25	2
0	Hunter Bendis (Jr)	1	25	25.0	25
2	Preston Mathis (Sr)	1	11	11.0	11
5	Bailen Gerhardt (So)	5	61	12.2	25	2

Village Christian

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	189	97	71	6	363
0	Hunter Bendis (Jr)		25			25
1	Mattao Tarca (Sr)	111				111
2	Preston Mathis (Sr)		11	53	6	70
5	Bailen Gerhardt (So)		61	18		79
12	Cooper Jackson (Sr)	-12				-12
32	DJ Deranja (Jr)	114				114
72	C. Alexander (So)	-24				-24

Village Christian

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	189	97	97	286
0	Hunter Bendis (Jr)			25	25
1	Mattao Tarca (Sr)	111			111
2	Preston Mathis (Sr)			11	11
5	Bailen Gerhardt (So)			61	61
12	Cooper Jackson (Sr)	-12	97		85
32	DJ Deranja (Jr)	114			114
72	C. Alexander (So)	-24			-24

Village Christian

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	22	29	51	5.5
0	Hunter Bendis (Jr)	1		1
2	Preston Mathis (Sr)	2	3	5
5	Bailen Gerhardt (So)	2	1	3	1.0
11	Michael Chase (Jr)	4	4	8	.5
15	Jonathan Faller (Jr)	1		1
25	Asa Funk (Sr)	1	4	5
26	Josh Donnelly (Sr)	3	3	6
31	Tyler Yuster (Sr)	4	5	9	1.5
32	DJ Deranja (Jr)	2	4	6	.5
70	Aaro Salo (Sr)	1	4	5	.5
88	Nathan Peraza (Sr)	1	1	2	1.5

Village Christian

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.5
88	Nathan Peraza (Sr)	1.5

Village Christian

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD
	Team Totals	1	3
2	Preston Mathis (Sr)	1
26	Josh Donnelly (Sr)		2
88	Nathan Peraza (Sr)		1

Village Christian

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	3	74	24.7	30
1	Mattao Tarca (Sr)	2	55	27.5	30
12	Cooper Jackson (Sr)	1	19	19.0	19

Village Christian

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	71	23.7	27	1	6	6.0	6	77
2	Preston Mathis (Sr)	2	53	26.5	27	1	6	6.0	6	59
5	Bailen Gerhardt (So)	1	18	18.0	18					18

Village Christian

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12	2	1	1	2
2	Preston Mathis (Sr)			2
5	Bailen Gerhardt (So)	2	12
26	Josh Donnelly (Sr)					1	0
88	Nathan Peraza (Sr)				1		2

Village Christian

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0					1
26	Josh Donnelly (Sr)	1	1	1.0					1

Village Christian

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals		2					2
5	Bailen Gerhardt (So)		2					2

Village Christian

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals		1	1
2	Preston Mathis (Sr)		1	1

Game Story

California High School Football - Village Christian tips Heritage Christian

October 3, 2025: Sun Valley, CA 91352

In Friday's league game, the Village Christian Crusaders (Sun Valley, CA) football team edged the visiting Heritage Christian Warriors (Northridge, CA), by a score of 17-13.

In their next game, the Crusaders face the Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles (San Juan Capistrano, CA) in a Ironwood game, on Friday, October 10. Village Christian will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 2-4 record after their 35-26 league loss to Valley Christian (Cerritos, CA).

The Warriors (4-2) will now prepare for their game against Ontario Christian (Ontario, CA). The Knights enter the Ironwood game with a 0-6 record. In their last game, Ontario Christian was edged by Aquinas (San Bernardino, CA), 75-27, in a league game.

Check In
1st Quarter
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. HCHS 0, VCHS 0

Posted @ 7:02p
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 7:02p
Field Conditions
1st Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 7:02p
Weather Conditions
1st Quarter
Weather Conditions Fair

Posted @ 7:02p
0 - 0

Possession Update - Kickoff
Village Christian1st Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Heritage Christian kicked off to Village Christian. Village Christian has the ball on their own 25-yard line. HCHS 0, VCHS 0

Posted @ 7:03p
0 - 6

Passing Touchdown
Village Christian1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Village Christian - Pass completed for a TD. HCHS 0, VCHS 6

Posted @ 7:11p
0 - 8

Two Point Rush Completed
Village Christian1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Village Christian - Rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. HCHS 0, VCHS 8

Posted @ 7:11p
0 - 8

Failed Onside Kick
Heritage Christian1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Heritage Christian recovered a failed onside kick by Village Christian. HCHS 0, VCHS 8

Posted @ 7:13p
0 - 8

Interception
Village Christian1st Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Village Christian intercepts a Heritage Christian pass and has the ball on their own 30-yard line. HCHS 0, VCHS 8

Posted @ 7:16p
0 - 8

Punt
Heritage Christian1st Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Village Christian has punted to Heritage Christian. Heritage Christian has the ball on Village Christian's 45-yard line. HCHS 0, VCHS 8

Posted @ 7:21p
0 - 8

Long Pass
Heritage Christian1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Heritage Christian - #7 Ari Sykes with a long pass to #11 Josiah Allen. Heritage Christian has the ball on Village Christian's 29-yard line. HCHS 0, VCHS 8

Posted @ 7:23p
0 - 8

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
HCHS 0, VCHS 8

Posted @ 7:28p
6 - 8

Passing Touchdown
Heritage Christian2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Heritage Christian - #7 Ari Sykes 10 Yd pass completed to #13 Nicholas Boldt for a TD. HCHS 6, VCHS 8

Posted @ 7:31p
6 - 8

Rushing Two Point Conversion Failed
Heritage Christian2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Heritage Christian - 2Pt Conversion Failed. HCHS 6, VCHS 8

Posted @ 7:32p
6 - 8

Possession Update - Kickoff
Village Christian2nd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Heritage Christian kicked off to Village Christian. Village Christian has the ball on their own 16-yard line. HCHS 6, VCHS 8

Posted @ 7:34p
6 - 8

Punt
Heritage Christian2nd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Village Christian has punted to Heritage Christian. Heritage Christian has the ball on Village Christian's 25-yard line. HCHS 6, VCHS 8

Posted @ 7:38p
6 - 8

Turnover on Downs
Village Christian2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Heritage Christian has turned possession over on downs. Village Christian has the ball on their own 26-yard line. HCHS 6, VCHS 8

Posted @ 7:42p
6 - 14

Passing Touchdown
Village Christian2nd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Village Christian - Pass completed for a TD. HCHS 6, VCHS 14

Posted @ 7:51p
6 - 15

Made Point After
Village Christian2nd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Village Christian - PAT Good. HCHS 6, VCHS 15

Posted @ 7:52p
6 - 15

Punt
Village Christian2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Heritage Christian has punted to Village Christian. Village Christian has the ball on their own 36-yard line. HCHS 6, VCHS 15

Posted @ 8:04p
6 - 15

Halftime
Halftime
HCHS 6, VCHS 15

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Posted @ 8:09p
6 - 15

Start of 3rd Quarter
Village Christian3rd Quarter
Village Christian to kick off to Heritage Christian.

Posted @ 8:27p
6 - 15

Turnover on Downs
Village Christian3rd Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Heritage Christian has turned possession over on downs. Village Christian has the ball on Heritage Christian's 36-yard line. HCHS 6, VCHS 15

Posted @ 8:31p
6 - 15

Turnover on Downs
Heritage Christian3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Village Christian has turned possession over on downs. Heritage Christian has the ball on their own 14-yard line. HCHS 6, VCHS 15

Posted @ 8:36p
6 - 15

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
HCHS 6, VCHS 15

Posted @ 8:47p
12 - 15

Passing Touchdown
Heritage Christian4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Heritage Christian - #7 Ari Sykes 15 Yd pass completed to #5 Eli Simmons for a TD. HCHS 12, VCHS 15

Posted @ 8:50p
13 - 15

Made Point After
Heritage Christian4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Heritage Christian - #10 James Thompson PAT Good. HCHS 13, VCHS 15

Posted @ 8:51p
13 - 15

Possession Update - Kickoff
Village Christian4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Heritage Christian kicked off to Village Christian. Village Christian has the ball on their own 34-yard line. HCHS 13, VCHS 15

Posted @ 8:52p
13 - 15

Fumble Recovery
Heritage Christian4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Heritage Christian recovered a fumble by Village Christian and has the ball on their own 38-yard line. HCHS 13, VCHS 15

Posted @ 9:03p
13 - 15

Turnover on Downs
Village Christian4th Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Heritage Christian has turned possession over on downs. Village Christian has the ball on their own 25-yard line. HCHS 13, VCHS 15

Posted @ 9:13p
13 - 17

Safety
Village Christian4th Quarter Under a minute
Village Christian - Safety. HCHS 13, VCHS 17

Posted @ 9:25p
13 - 17

End of Game
Final
HCHS 13, VCHS 17

Posted @ 9:29p

HCHS @ VCHS Football Game Info

Fri., Oct. 3, 2025 @ 7p

The Village Christian (Sun Valley, CA) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Heritage Christian (Northridge, CA) by a score of 17-13.

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Rankings & Records

Heritage Christian (25-26)

National	CA	Section
5,074	470	184

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
6-5	2-3	3-3	3-2	.545	.400	324	293

Village Christian (25-26)

National	CA	Section	Sec. Div.
4,868	452	178	11

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
5-6	3-2	5-1	0-5	.455	.600	301	243

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Heritage Christian	8.1	7.1	5.5	6.3	29.5
Village Christian	7.8	7.5	4.5	4.4	27.4

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Team Stat Comparison

Heritage Christian		Village Christian
142.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	104.5
229.8	Passing Yards Per Game	226.9
230.4	Receiving Yards Per Game	231.3
372.6	Total Yards Per Game	331.4
-	Tackles Per Game	57.0
-	Sacks Per Game	0.6
-	Points Per Game	0.7

Team Leaders

Heritage Christian		Village Christian	National Avg.
#33 Jordan Schiffner79.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	#1 Mattao Tarca72.2	10.9
#7 Ari Sykes178.0	Passing Yards Per Game	#12 Cooper Jackson171.3	10.6
#4 Donovan Booker88.3	Receiving Yards Per Game	#2 Preston Mathis85.2	8.7
#7 Ari Sykes232.8	Total Yards Per Game	#12 Cooper Jackson172.0	24.4
-	Tackles Per Game	#31 Tyler Yuster7.7	2.6
-	Sacks Per Game	#51 Phillipe Cafagna0.5	0.2
-	Points Per Game	#26 Josh Donnelly0.5	1.8

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Heritage Christian	2-2		Village Christian	2-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
10/10/25	Heritage Christian	Ontario Christian	(W) 40-8	10/24/25	Ontario Christian	Village Christian	(W) 62-14
10/17/25	Aquinas	Heritage Christian	(L) 49-7	10/31/25	Village Christian	Aquinas	(L) 42-12
10/24/25	Valley Christian	Heritage Christian	(L) 35-25	10/17/25	Village Christian	Valley Christian	(L) 28-21
10/31/25	Heritage Christian	Capistrano Valley Christian	(W) 35-20	10/10/25	Capistrano Valley Christian	Village Christian	(W) 44-21

Record Breakdown

Heritage Christian (25-26)		Village Christian (25-26)
6-5	Overall	5-6
2-3	League	3-2
4-1	Non-League	2-3
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-2	Common Opponent	2-2
3-3	Home	5-1
3-2	Away	0-5
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-1
6-5	In-State	5-6
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0