Football Recap: Redding Christian Beats Maxwell for Their 13th Straight Victory + How To Watch

By Team Reports Dec 2, 2025, 5:20pm

Football Recap: Redding Christian Lions vs. Maxwell Panthers

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the CA Interscholastic Federation (CIF) & Maxwell High School. Watch Full Replay

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Redding Christian had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Maxwell Panthers with a sharp 26-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won 12 games by 20 points or more so far this season.

Redding Christian was led to victory by Wyatt Shaw and Levi Putnam. Shaw threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns, while Putnam rushed for 106 yards. Brodie Ogden got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Redding Christian's run defense was locked in: Maxwell could only muster 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Zack Wakeman for the heroic effort on defense: he. Redding Christian's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.9.

Redding Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ogden and Micah Skinner. Wakeman was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Lions

Previous Games

11/26/25 vs Maxwell26-0
11/21/25 vs Los Molinos43-13
11/14/25 vs Modoc42-0
11/07/25 @ Weed61-18
10/31/25 vs Portola48-0
+ 8 more games

The win keeps Redding Christian at an undefeated 13-0. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.6 points on average this season. As for Maxwell, they moved to 9-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Coming up, Redding Christian will challenge Middletown at 7:30 p.m. on the 5th. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Lions 6.6, the Mustangs 12.2) so any points scored will be well earned. Maxwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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