Football Recap: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Skates Past Santa Teresa with Ease + How To Watch

By Team Reports Nov 23, 2025, 7:40pm

Football Recap: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish vs. Santa Teresa Saints

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

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since September 26th (when they won 71-14). They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Santa Teresa Saints 63-27. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-13.

Michael Sargent

Passer Rating

09/26/25 @ Bellarmine College Prep167.8
11/22/25 vs Santa Teresa158.1
10/25/25 vs Valley Christian143.1
11/15/25 vs Wilcox136
08/30/25 @ Sacred Heart Prep107.6
+ 5 more games

It was another big night for Michael Sargent, who threw for 361 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also punched in a pair of scores on the ground. His passing game has become a key predictor of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-6 otherwise. The Fightin' Irish's leading receiver Chase Jenkins was Sargent's top target yet again, picking up 155 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.

Another reason for the win was Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Mattie Barden, Elliot Beach, and Tristin Forks, who each picked up one sack apiece.

The victory got Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory back to even at 6-6. As for Santa Teresa, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 11-1.

As of now, neither Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory nor the Saints have any future games scheduled.

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