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Santana Hilltop

Sultans

Lancers

The Hilltop (Chula Vista, CA) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Santana (Santee, CA) by a score of 28-7.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Santana	7	7	14	0	28
Hilltop	0	0	7	0	7

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Hilltop (25-26)

Santana

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	16	23	235	.696	14.7	3	0	52	142.2
7	Ethan Miller (Jr)	16	23	235	.696	14.7	3	0	52	142.2

Hilltop

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	QB Rate
	Team Totals	6	9	136	.667	22.7	1	146.8
6	Zelix Celaya (Jr)	1	1	30	1.000	30.0	0	137.5
10	A. Carranza (Sr)	5	8	106	.625	21.2	1	145.8

Santana

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	20	15	0.8	1
5	Caleb Carnes (Sr)	2	3	1.5	1
7	Ethan Miller (Jr)	5	-27	-5.4	0
9	Grant Johnson (Sr)	2	-4	-2.0	0
28	Julian Mayers (So)	11	43	3.9	0

Hilltop

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	22	100	4.5	41
6	Zelix Celaya (Jr)	4	6	1.5	5
10	A. Carranza (Sr)	2	9	4.5	8
11	Leo Mendoza (Sr)	14	85	6.1	41
20	Jace Welchance (Sr)	2	0	0.0	3

Santana

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	16	235	14.7	36	3
5	Caleb Carnes (Sr)	2	36	18.0	36	1
6	Ethan Smith (Jr)	1	30	30.0	30	0
8	Xander Bennett (Sr)	1	5	5.0	5	0
10	Denton Goar (Jr)	4	38	9.5	19	1
11	Josh Pehl (Jr)	5	37	7.4	17	0
44	Kolten Thornton (Jr)	3	89	29.7		1

Hilltop

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	5	106	21.2	70	1
1	Julian Moran (Sr)	3	102	34.0	70	1
11	Leo Mendoza (Sr)	1	3	3.0		0
15	Abraham Matuz (Jr)	1	1	1.0		0

Santana

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	7
53	Ethan Toth (Jr)	2
58	Rex Rumsey (Sr)	1
66	Noah Richey (So)	2
73	Dylan Frazer (So)	1
75	Mason Cox (Jr)	1

Hilltop

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1
11	Leo Mendoza (Sr)	1

Santana

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	15	235	47	55	352
0	Maddox Esoo (Sr)			11		11
5	Caleb Carnes (Sr)	3	36			39
6	Ethan Smith (Jr)	0	30			30
7	Ethan Miller (Jr)	-27				-27
8	Xander Bennett (Sr)	0	5			5
9	Grant Johnson (Sr)	-4				-4
10	Denton Goar (Jr)	0	38	36	55	129
11	Josh Pehl (Jr)	0	37			37
28	Julian Mayers (So)	43	0			43
44	Kolten Thornton (Jr)	0	89			89

Hilltop

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	100	106	37	9	252
1	Julian Moran (Sr)	0	102	17		119
6	Zelix Celaya (Jr)	6	0	20		26
9	Octavio Bonilla (Jr)				9	9
10	A. Carranza (Sr)	9	0			9
11	Leo Mendoza (Sr)	85	3			88
15	Abraham Matuz (Jr)	0	1			1

Santana

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	15	235	235	250
5	Caleb Carnes (Sr)	3	0	36	39
6	Ethan Smith (Jr)	0	0	30	30
7	Ethan Miller (Jr)	-27	235		208
8	Xander Bennett (Sr)	0	0	5	5
9	Grant Johnson (Sr)	-4	0		-4
10	Denton Goar (Jr)	0	0	38	38
11	Josh Pehl (Jr)	0	0	37	37
28	Julian Mayers (So)	43	0	0	43
44	Kolten Thornton (Jr)	0	0	89	89

Hilltop

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	100	136	106	236
1	Julian Moran (Sr)	0	0	102	102
6	Zelix Celaya (Jr)	6	30	0	36
10	A. Carranza (Sr)	9	106	0	115
11	Leo Mendoza (Sr)	85	0	3	88
15	Abraham Matuz (Jr)	0	0	1	1

Santana

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	31	21	52	15.0
0	Maddox Esoo (Sr)	4	1	5
2	J. Gillissie (Sr)	6	3	9	1.0
4	Tatum Morehouse (So)	5	3	8	4.0
5	Caleb Carnes (Sr)	4	3	7	2.5
8	Xander Bennett (Sr)	1	1	2	1.0
14	J. Korhummel (Sr)		1	1	.5
21	Dawson DelaCruz (Sr)	1	1	2	1.0
22	Ryder Davey (Jr)	1		1	1.0
24	Anthony Terry (Jr)	1		1
26	Dylan Santiago (Jr)	1		1
28	Julian Mayers (So)	1		1
32	Cohen Waider (Sr)	1	2	3	.5
35	Evan Liesche (Jr)	2	1	3	1.5
44	Kolten Thornton (Jr)	1	4	5	.5
51	Grayson Wolf (Sr)	2	1	3	1.5

Hilltop

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	23	20	43	8.0
1	Julian Moran (Sr)	4		4
7	S. Tarkington (So)	3	1	4
8	Victor Ruiz (Jr)		4	4
12	B. Gonzalez (So)	1	3	4
15	Abraham Matuz (Jr)	3	3	6	2.0
16	Zion Almazon (Jr)	6	3	9	3.0
19	Micah Hopkins (Sr)	4		4	1.0
21	Chris Leal (Sr)	2	1	3
24	Damian Moreno (Sr)	3	7	10	1.0
33	Dante Hernandez (So)	2		2	1.0
88	Jay Jimenez (Jr)	1	1	2

Santana

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks
	Team Totals	4.0
4	Tatum Morehouse (So)	1.0
5	Caleb Carnes (Sr)	1.0
32	Cohen Waider (Sr)	.5
35	Evan Liesche (Jr)	1.0
51	Grayson Wolf (Sr)	.5

Hilltop

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Hurs
	Team Totals	3.0	1
16	Zion Almazon (Jr)	2.0
19	Micah Hopkins (Sr)	1.0
33	Dante Hernandez (So)		1

Santana

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	0	2	2	1
0	Maddox Esoo (Sr)		1
2	J. Gillissie (Sr)	0			1
24	Anthony Terry (Jr)		1	1
28	Julian Mayers (So)	0		1

Hilltop

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD
	Team Totals	0	4
1	Julian Moran (Sr)	0	2
9	Octavio Bonilla (Jr)		1
33	Dante Hernandez (So)	0	1

Kickoffs

Santana has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Hilltop

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	2	92	46.0	58
14	Manuel Pablos (Sr)	2	92	46.0	58

Santana

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	5	205	41.0	54	2
4	Tatum Morehouse (So)	5	205	41.0	54	2

Hilltop

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	4	130	32.5	42
14	Manuel Pablos (Sr)	4	130	32.5	42

Santana

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	47	23.5	36	2	55	27.5	32	102
0	Maddox Esoo (Sr)	1	11	11.0	11					11
10	Denton Goar (Jr)	1	36	36.0	36	2	55	27.5	32	91

Hilltop

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	37	12.3	17	1	9	9.0	9	46
1	Julian Moran (Sr)	1	17	17.0	17					17
6	Zelix Celaya (Jr)	2	20	10.0	14					20
9	Octavio Bonilla (Jr)					1	9	9.0	9	9

Santana

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	4	28
5	Caleb Carnes (Sr)	2	12	0	12
10	Denton Goar (Jr)	1	6	0	6
15	Liam McGhen (Sr)			4	4
44	Kolten Thornton (Jr)			0	6

Hilltop

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals					1
14	Manuel Pablos (Sr)					1

Santana

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	4	1.0	0	1	.0		4
15	Liam McGhen (Sr)	4	4	1.0	0	1	.0		4

Hilltop

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0	0	0			1
14	Manuel Pablos (Sr)	1	1	1.0	0	0			1

Santana

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	3	3
5	Caleb Carnes (Sr)	1	1	2
10	Denton Goar (Jr)	0	1	1
44	Kolten Thornton (Jr)	0	1

Hilltop

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	0	1
1	Julian Moran (Sr)	0	1

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Recap Video

Game Recap: Santana @ Hilltop Boys Varsity Football 2:40

Game Story

California High School Football - Hilltop defeated by Santana

September 5, 2025: Chula Vista, CA 91910

In Friday's non-league game, the Santana Sultans (Santee, CA) football team were victorious over the host Hilltop Lancers (Chula Vista, CA), by a tally of 28-7.

In their next game, the Sultans face the Olympian Eagles (Chula Vista, CA) in a non-league game, on Friday, September 12. Santana will attempt to better on its 3-0 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 3-0 record after their 44-17 non-league win over Eastlake (Chula Vista, CA).

With the defeat, Hilltop drops to 1-2 on the campaign. The Lancers host Chula Vista (Chula Vista, CA) to clash with the Spartans in a non-league outing on Friday, September 12. The Spartans come into the outing with a record of 1-2. Chula Vista lost 17-14 in their recent non-league outing against El Capitan (Lakeside, CA)

Check In
1st Quarter
7 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Santana 7, Hilltop 0

Posted @ 7:07p
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

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Field Conditions
1st Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

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Weather Conditions
1st Quarter
Weather Conditions Fair

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13 - 0

Passing Touchdown
Santana1st Quarter Under a minute
Santana - #7 Ethan Miller 18 Yd pass completed to #10 Denton Goar for a TD. Santana 13, Hilltop 0

Posted @ 7:46p
14 - 0

Made Point After
Santana1st Quarter Under a minute
Santana - #15 Liam McGhen PAT Good. Santana 14, Hilltop 0

Posted @ 7:46p
7 - 0

Score Correction
Santana1st Quarter
Score correction for Santana in 1st Quarter. Santana 7, Hilltop 0

Posted @ 7:58p
7 - 0

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Santana 7, Hilltop 0

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13 - 0

Passing Touchdown
Santana2nd Quarter Under a minute
Santana - #7 Ethan Miller 18 Yd pass completed to #10 Denton Goar for a TD. Santana 13, Hilltop 0

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14 - 0

Made Point After
Santana2nd Quarter Under a minute
Santana - #15 Liam McGhen PAT Good. Santana 14, Hilltop 0

Posted @ 7:59p
14 - 0

Halftime
Halftime
Santana 14, Hilltop 0

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14 - 0

Start of 3rd Quarter
Hilltop3rd Quarter
Hilltop to kick off to Santana.

Posted @ 8:10p
20 - 0

Passing Touchdown
Santana3rd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Santana - #7 Ethan Miller 52 Yd pass completed to #44 Kolten Thornton for a TD. Santana 20, Hilltop 0

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21 - 0

Made Point After
Santana3rd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Santana - #15 Liam McGhen PAT Good. Santana 21, Hilltop 0

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27 - 0

Passing Touchdown
Santana3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Santana - #7 Ethan Miller 26 Yd pass completed to #5 Caleb Carnes for a TD. Santana 27, Hilltop 0

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28 - 0

Made Point After
Santana3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Santana - #15 Liam McGhen PAT Good. Santana 28, Hilltop 0

Posted @ 8:29p
28 - 6

Passing Touchdown
Hilltop3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Hilltop - #10 Alejandro Carranza 70 Yd pass completed to #1 Julian Moran for a TD. Santana 28, Hilltop 6

Posted @ 8:32p
28 - 7

Made Point After
Hilltop3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Hilltop - #14 Manuel Pablos PAT Good. Santana 28, Hilltop 7

Posted @ 8:32p
28 - 7

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Santana 28, Hilltop 7

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28 - 7

End of Game
Final
Santana 28, Hilltop 7

Posted @ 9:07p

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Players of the Game

Santana (25-26)

Congratulations to #7 Ethan Miller for being selected the Offensive Santana Football Player of the Game.

Hilltop (25-26)

Hilltop has not selected any Players of the Game.

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Rankings & Records

Santana (25-26)

National	CA	Section	Sec. Div.
8,332	558	50	50

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
3-1	1-1	2-0	.750	81	49

Hilltop (25-26)

National	CA	Section	Sec. Div.
10,743	731	66	64

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
2-3	1-2	1-1	.400	77	99