Football Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Sonoma Valley

Dragons

Previous 5 Games

10/03/25 vs San Rafael	40-21
09/26/25 @ Piner	48-0
09/19/25 @ Santa Rosa	41-34
09/12/25 vs Justin-Siena	40-6
09/05/25 @ Montgomery	28-22

Sonoma Valley had won four straight games and Cayden Waldrop did his part to make it five on Friday. The Dragons took down the San Rafael Bulldogs 40-21 for which the team can thank Waldrop, who rushed for 257 yards and four TDs while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in each of the last three games he's played.

Another player making a difference was Colin Buckley, who picked up 109 receiving yards and a pair of scores. His longest reception was for an incredible 73 yards.

One reason for the win was Sonoma Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Luis Botello was the leader with 2.5.

When it comes to explaining why San Rafael lost, don't look at Lachlan Royston. Despite the final result, he threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns. Jameson Fondnazio was in the mix too, providing the Bulldogs with two TDs.

Sonoma Valley's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for San Rafael, they moved to 3-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Sonoma Valley will square off against rival Novato at 2:00 p.m. on the 18th. Meanwhile, San Rafael is set to take on their familiar foe Archie Williams at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Royston and Ronan Foley.