Football Recap: Santana Victorious + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2025, 7:48am

Football Recap: Santana Sultans vs. El Cajon Valley Braves

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

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Previous Games

10/03/25 - Away21-14 W
10/11/24 - Home41-0 W
10/28/22 - Home26-6 W
10/29/21 - Away36-12 W
11/01/19 - Home42-7 W
+ 4 more games

Santana won the last time they faced El Cajon Valley and things went their way on Friday too. The Sultans walked away with a 21-14 victory over the Braves.

Julian Mayers had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns. Those two rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high.

Santana didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited El Cajon Valley to a completion percentage of just 30%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from five players: Kolten Thornton, Anthony Terry, Dawson DelaCruz, Xander Bennett, and Caleb Carnes, who each logged one passes deflected. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Santana; they were averaging 60.8%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 60.8%.

Santana's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for El Cajon Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Santana is set to square off against their familiar foe Grossmont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, El Cajon Valley will face off against rival Monte Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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