Football Recap: El Toro Chargers vs. Canyon Comanches
There's no place like home for El Toro, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top against the Canyon Comanches by a score of 27-17 on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Chargers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2024.
Makya Chee
| 09/27/25 @ Aliso Niguel | 186 |
| 09/12/25 vs Trabuco Hills | 129 |
| 10/03/25 vs Canyon | 121 |
| 08/22/25 vs Tesoro | 91 |
| 09/05/25 vs El Dorado | 76 |
| + 1 more games |
Leading El Toro to victory were Makya Chee and Wyatt Nucci. Chee rushed for 121 yards and two TDs on only 13 carries, while Nucci threw for 239 yards and one touchdown while completing 76.5% of his passes. Chee has become a key player for the Chargers: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something El Toro proved: they limited Canyon to a paltry 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Henry Stevenson for the heroic effort on defense: he. The dominant display was nothing new: El Toro has now limited their opponent to fewer and fewer yards per carry in three consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Canyon still got an impressive performance from Alexander Lundsberg, who threw for 316 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards. Lundsberg's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 316 passing yards.
El Toro's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points over those games. As for Canyon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Coming up, El Toro will challenge Sonora at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Chargers will be up against the Raiders' rather soft defense (which has allowed 40 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Canyon, they will face off against Irvine at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Vaqueros' defense has only allowed 10.7 points per game this season, so the Comanches' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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