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Hoover Escondido

Cardinals

Cougars

The Escondido (CA) varsity football team lost Friday's home playoff game against Hoover (San Diego, CA) by a score of 30-28.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Hoover	0	6	8	16	30
Escondido	8	0	8	12	28

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Box Score Stats

Hoover (25-26)		Escondido (25-26)
53	Total Plays	54
16	First Downs	12
3	Penalties	0
40	Penalty Yards	0

Game Stats

Escondido (25-26)

Hoover

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	14	159	.500	22.7	0	1		61.3
2	Hezekiah Manuel (So)	7	14	159	.500	22.7	0	1		61.3

Escondido

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	QB Rate
	Team Totals	5	7	68	.714	13.6	1	1	102.1
4	Brady Fontes (So)	0	1	0	.000		0	1	0.0
5	Bowyn Cannon (Sr)	5	6	68	.833	13.6	1	0	158.3

Hoover

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	24	177	7.4	47	5
0	Taani Tuipulotu (So)	13	70	5.4	13	3
2	Hezekiah Manuel (So)	6	87	14.5	47	1
5	Cesar Gonzales (Sr)	5	20	4.0	10	1

Escondido

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	100+	TD
	Team Totals	27	152	5.6	1	1
5	Bowyn Cannon (Sr)	15	144	9.6	1	1
7	Gabriel Garcia (Sr)	12	8	0.7	0	0

Hoover

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	7	159	22.7	46
1	Rahni Grant Jr. (Jr)	1	46	46.0	46
6	Noah Contreras (Sr)	4	54	13.5	22
12	A. Abdallah (Jr)	2	59	29.5	41

Escondido

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	4	50	12.5	1
7	Gabriel Garcia (Sr)	2	48	24.0	1
9	Julius Schnaars (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0
10	Ernie Nuno (So)	1	2	2.0	0

Hoover

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	177	159	38	25	399
0	Taani Tuipulotu (So)	70	0		24	94
1	Rahni Grant Jr. (Jr)		46			46
2	Hezekiah Manuel (So)	87	0			87
5	Cesar Gonzales (Sr)	20	0			20
6	Noah Contreras (Sr)	0	54			54
7	J. Cunningham (Jr)		0		1	1
8	C. Tuipulotu (Jr)			38		38
12	A. Abdallah (Jr)	0	59			59

Escondido

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	152	50	202
5	Bowyn Cannon (Sr)	144	0	144
7	Gabriel Garcia (Sr)	8	48	56
10	Ernie Nuno (So)	0	2	2

Hoover

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	177	159	159	336
0	Taani Tuipulotu (So)	70	0	0	70
1	Rahni Grant Jr. (Jr)		0	46	46
2	Hezekiah Manuel (So)	87	159	0	246
5	Cesar Gonzales (Sr)	20	0	0	20
6	Noah Contreras (Sr)	0	0	54	54
12	A. Abdallah (Jr)	0	0	59	59

Escondido

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	152	68	50	220
5	Bowyn Cannon (Sr)	144	68	0	212
7	Gabriel Garcia (Sr)	8	0	48	56
10	Ernie Nuno (So)	0	0	2	2

Hoover

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	43	25	68	5.0
0	Taani Tuipulotu (So)	6	6	12	2.0
1	Rahni Grant Jr. (Jr)	1		1
5	Cesar Gonzales (Sr)	2	2	4
6	Noah Contreras (Sr)	3	2	5	1.0
7	J. Cunningham (Jr)	1	2	3
8	C. Tuipulotu (Jr)	7	4	11
10	Judens Leger (Jr)	4		4
12	A. Abdallah (Jr)	8	2	10	1.0
50	Nate Vongsouthi (Sr)	2		2
51	Angelo Punefu (Jr)	6	2	8
56	JShaun Trent (Jr)	1	4	5
62	Abraham Garivay (Sr)		1	1
65	Adam Houlsen (Sr)	1		1
77	Ethan Tonn (Jr)	1		1	1.0

Tackles

Escondido has not entered any tackles stats.

Hoover

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Hurs
	Team Totals	2
6	Noah Contreras (Sr)	1
10	Judens Leger (Jr)	1

Sacks

Escondido has not entered any sacks stats.

Hoover

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec
	Team Totals	2	25	12.5	2	1
0	Taani Tuipulotu (So)	1	24	24.0		1
7	J. Cunningham (Jr)	1	1	1.0	2

Defensive Statistics

Escondido has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Hoover

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	109	36.3	40
31	Axel Rojas (Sr)	3	109	36.3	40

Punts

Escondido has not entered any punts stats.

Hoover

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	38	38.0	38						38
8	C. Tuipulotu (Jr)	1	38	38.0	38						38

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Escondido has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Hoover

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv
	Team Totals	2	12	6
0	Taani Tuipulotu (So)			4
2	Hezekiah Manuel (So)	1	6	2
5	Cesar Gonzales (Sr)	1	6

Points

Escondido has not entered any points stats.

Hoover

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	Total
	Team Totals	5	2
0	Taani Tuipulotu (So)	3
2	Hezekiah Manuel (So)	1	1
5	Cesar Gonzales (Sr)	1	1

Escondido

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec
	Team Totals	1	1
5	Bowyn Cannon (Sr)	1	0
7	Gabriel Garcia (Sr)	0	1

Hoover

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	2	3
0	Taani Tuipulotu (So)	1	1	2
2	Hezekiah Manuel (So)		1	1

Conversions

Escondido has not entered any conversions stats.

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Recap Video

Game Recap: Hoover @ Escondido Boys Varsity Football 2:40

Game Story

California High School Football - Hoover nudges Escondido

November 7, 2025: Escondido, CA 92026

The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Hoover Cardinals (San Diego, CA) and the host Escondido Cougars (Escondido, CA), witnessed Hoover's football squad edge Escondido by a tally of 30-28.

The Cardinals (5-6) will now prepare for their contest against Sweetwater (National City, CA). The Red Devils enter the non-league bout with a 4-6 record. In their last bout, Sweetwater was tipped by Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista, CA), 48-15, in a league bout.

The Cougars now own a 2-9 record.

Check In
1st Quarter
0 - 8 The scorer has checked in. Hoover 0, Escondido 8

Posted @ 7:35p
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 7:36p
Field Conditions
1st Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 7:36p
Weather Conditions
1st Quarter
Weather Conditions Cold

Posted @ 7:36p
0 - 8

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Hoover 0, Escondido 8

Posted @ 7:36p
6 - 8

Rushing Touchdown
Hoover2nd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Hoover - Rushing TD. Hoover 6, Escondido 8

Posted @ 7:39p
6 - 8

Passing Two Point Conversion Failed
Hoover2nd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Hoover - 2Pt Conversion Failed. Hoover 6, Escondido 8

Posted @ 7:39p
6 - 14

Passing Touchdown
Escondido2nd Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Escondido - Pass completed for a TD. Hoover 6, Escondido 14

Posted @ 8:36p
6 - 16

Two Point Rush Completed
Escondido2nd Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Escondido - Rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. Hoover 6, Escondido 16

Posted @ 8:36p
6 - 16

Halftime
Halftime
Hoover 6, Escondido 16

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Posted @ 8:36p
6 - 16

Start of 3rd Quarter
Escondido3rd Quarter
Escondido to kick off to Hoover.

Posted @ 8:37p
6 - 16

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Hoover 6, Escondido 16

Posted @ 8:37p
12 - 16

Rushing Touchdown
Hoover4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Hoover - Rushing TD. Hoover 12, Escondido 16

Posted @ 8:37p
14 - 16

Two Point Rush Completed
Hoover4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Hoover - Rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. Hoover 14, Escondido 16

Posted @ 8:37p
20 - 16

Rushing Touchdown
Hoover4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Hoover - Rushing TD. Hoover 20, Escondido 16

Posted @ 8:37p
22 - 16

Two Point Rush Completed
Hoover4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Hoover - Rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. Hoover 22, Escondido 16

Posted @ 8:38p
22 - 22

Rushing Touchdown
Escondido4th Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Escondido - Rushing TD. Hoover 22, Escondido 22

Posted @ 8:44p
22 - 22

Rushing Two Point Conversion Failed
Escondido4th Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Escondido - 2Pt Conversion Failed. Hoover 22, Escondido 22

Posted @ 8:46p
28 - 22

Rushing Touchdown
Hoover4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Hoover - Rushing TD. Hoover 28, Escondido 22

Posted @ 9:04p
30 - 22

Two Point Rush Completed
Hoover4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Hoover - Rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. Hoover 30, Escondido 22

Posted @ 9:04p
30 - 28

Passing Touchdown
Escondido4th Quarter Under a minute
Escondido - Pass completed for a TD. Hoover 30, Escondido 28

Posted @ 9:13p
30 - 28

Rushing Two Point Conversion Failed
Escondido4th Quarter Under a minute
Escondido - 2Pt Conversion Failed. Hoover 30, Escondido 28

Posted @ 9:14p

Highlight Videos

Players of the Game

Hoover (25-26)

Congratulations to #0 Taani Tuipulotu (overall), #2 Hezekiah Manuel (offensive), #12 Abdulhakam Abdallah (defensive) and #31 Axel Rojas (special teams) for being selected the Hoover Football Players of the Game.

Escondido (25-26)

Escondido has not selected any Players of the Game.

Hoover @ Escondido Football Game Info

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025 @ 7p

The Escondido (CA) varsity football team lost Friday's home playoff game against Hoover (San Diego, CA) by a score of 30-28.

This game is a part of the "2025 CIF San Diego Section Football Championships (California) - Division V" tournament.

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Rankings & Records

Hoover (25-26)

CA	Section	Sec. Div.
612	58	57

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
5-6	1-3	2-3	3-3	.455	.250	309	319

Escondido (25-26)

CA	Section	Sec. Div.
725	67	65

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
2-9	0-3	1-4	1-5	.182	.000	183	371

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Hoover	5.0	9.3	5.1	8.7	28.1
Escondido	2.3	4.3	6.3	5.7	16.6

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Team Stat Comparison

Hoover		Escondido
166.7	Rushing Yards Per Game	183.0
197.5	Passing Yards Per Game	50.5
196.4	Receiving Yards Per Game	54.6
364.3	Total Yards Per Game	233.5
50.2	Tackles Per Game	10.7
1.9	Sacks Per Game	0.1
0.1	Points Per Game	-
20	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Hoover		Escondido	National Avg.
#2 Hezekiah Manuel72.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	#5 Bowyn Cannon137.7	11.4
#2 Hezekiah Manuel197.5	Passing Yards Per Game	#5 Bowyn Cannon40.9	11.2
#12 Abdulhakam Abdallah71.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	#2 Allen Tarula17.4	9.0
#2 Hezekiah Manuel269.8	Total Yards Per Game	#5 Bowyn Cannon179.9	25.1
#0 Taani Tuipulotu8.5	Tackles Per Game	#11 Allen Cruz3.0	2.6
#6 Noah Contreras1.5	Sacks Per Game	#21 Isaiah Cabrerra0.1	0.2
#32 Osmar Cabrales0.1	Points Per Game	-	1.9
#62 Abraham Garivay10	Pancake Blocks	-	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Hoover	0-0		Escondido	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
11/14/25	Hoover	Sweetwater			9/5/25	Escondido	Sweetwater	(W) 23-13

Record Breakdown

Hoover (25-26)		Escondido (25-26)
5-6	Overall	2-9
1-3	League	0-3
3-3	Non-League	2-5
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
0-0	Common Opponent	1-0
2-3	Home	1-4
3-3	Away	1-5
0-0	Neutral	0-0
1-0	Playoff	0-1
5-6	In-State	2-9
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0