Football Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Sotomayor

WILDCATS

Previous 5 Games

10/18/25 @ Taft	34-31
10/10/25 vs Stevens	48-17
10/04/25 @ Holmes	62-9
09/25/25 vs Marshall	63-7
09/19/25 @ O'Connor	45-16

Sotomayor proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 31) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Taft Raiders 34-31. Winning may never get old, but the WILDCATS sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Sotomayor's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Haewood Anderson led the charge by rushing for 186 yards and two TDs. Those 186 rushing yards gave Anderson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chauncey Moon, who rushed for 60 yards and one touchdown on only five carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sotomayor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 278 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.

Despite the loss, Taft still got an impressive performance from Tucker Vogel, who rushed for 160 yards and three scores, and also threw for 135 yards and one TD. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Vogel posted at least 121 rushing yards in the third games prior. A healthy portion of Vogel's aerial production (100 yards to be exact) went to David Aguirre, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

Sotomayor's record is now 5-3. As for Taft, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Sotomayor will take on rival Warren at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Taft is set to square off against their familiar foe Harlan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Vogel and Aldric Trotter.