Football Recap: Winters Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Victory + How To Watch

Warriors

Previous 6 Games

10/31/25 vs Paradise	28-21
10/24/25 vs Willows	57-0
10/17/25 @ East Nicolaus	27-7
10/03/25 @ Colusa	46-0
09/26/25 vs Durham	32-8
09/19/25 @ Live Oak	42-7

Winters extended their winning streak to six on Friday, bumping them up to 8-1. They came out on top against the Paradise Bobcats by a score of 28-21. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bobcats, too.

It was another big night for Lane Brown, who rushed for 164 yards and one touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 197 yards and three TDs. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. A healthy portion of Brown's aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to EJ Cruz, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Winters was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.

Winters' defense stepped up as well, laying out Aaron Davis six times. The heavy lifting was done by Jayden Blackburn and Jake Woods, who racked up 5.5 sacks between them. Blackburn has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 11 times he's played.

As for Paradise, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 8-0 Pierce (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 94.4% over those games).

When it comes to explaining why Paradise lost, don't look at Davis. Despite the final result, he threw for 183 yards and three TDs on only 17 passes. Evan Higgs helped Davis out on the ground, rushing for 118 yards.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Winters will challenge rival Pierce at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Warriors 9.4, the Bears 6.8) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Paradise is set to take on their familiar foe Willows at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.