Football Game Preview: Sacred Heart Prep Gators vs. Los Gatos Wildcats

Sacred Heart Prep is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Friday. They will head out on the road to take on the Los Gatos Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Prep is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.

Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Sacred Heart Prep beat Carlmont 31-27. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Scots are ranked 660th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Nico Pollioni

Passing Touchdowns

09/26/25 vs Carlmont	2
09/20/25 vs King's Academy	1
09/11/25 @ Half Moon Bay	1
09/05/25 @ El Capitan	0
11/08/24 vs Menlo School	1
11/02/24 vs Menlo-Atherton	3

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sacred Heart Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nico Pollioni, who threw for 200 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 76.9% of his passes. What's more, Pollioni posted two passing touchdowns, the most he's had since back in November of 2024. Cooper Karros helped Pollioni out on the ground, rushing for 72 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries.

Meanwhile, Los Gatos didn't have quite enough to beat Pittsburg on Friday and fell 30-27. The Wildcats have struggled against the Pirates recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Sacred Heart Prep will have to contain Callum Schweitzer as he made an impact in Los Gatos' last game. He threw for 259 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 46 yards and two scores. A healthy portion of Schweitzer's aerial production (108 yards to be exact) went to Devonte Troutt, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

Sacred Heart Prep's record is now 4-1. As for Los Gatos, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Sacred Heart Prep was dealt a bruising 42-10 defeat at the hands of Los Gatos in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Gators avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.