Football Preview: El Camino Wildcats vs. Oceanside Pirates
The El Camino Wildcats will face off against the Oceanside Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: El Camino has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Oceanside will arrive with three straight wins.
El Camino fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Del Norte on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Nighthawks by a score of 17-14.
Although El Camino took the loss, they still got scores from Anthony Sega and Joneaux Navares.
Kingston Filo
| 09/05/25 vs Carlsbad | 4 |
| 10/03/25 vs Poway | 4 |
| 09/19/25 @ Apple Valley | 5 |
| 10/17/25 @ La Costa Canyon | 6 |
| 10/10/25 @ Rancho Bernardo | 7 |
El Camino didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kingston Filo, Navares, and Elijah Randall picked up one apiece. Filo also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 11. Navares got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Oceanside ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They beat Poway by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 24-21.
Oceanside's win came from a few key players El Camino will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Neke Letuli, who rushed for 72 yards and two TDs. Those two rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high.
Oceanside's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Hezekiah Wells was especially locked on to Poway's QB and sacked him twice.
El Camino's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Oceanside, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
El Camino didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Oceanside in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, but they still walked away with a 21-17 victory. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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