Football Recap: King Drops Highest Score of Season Against Santiago + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2025, 7:36pm

Football Recap: King Wolves vs. Santiago Sharks

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

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask King). They took down the Santiago Sharks 44-28 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wolves considering their seven-point performance the contest before.

Ben* Major

Rushing Yards

10/03/25 vs Santiago346
09/19/25 @ Murrieta Valley52
09/13/25 vs Poly36
09/05/25 @ JW North50
08/29/25 @ San Jacinto43
+ 1 more games

King's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ben* Major led the charge by rushing for 346 yards and three scores while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Major is now averaging an impressive 105.3 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton* Zeen, who rushed for 126 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something King proved: they limited Santiago to a paltry 0.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Logan* George for the heroic effort on defense: he. King is a perfect 3-0 when they shut down the run game so well.

King's defense didn't let Clayton Plewe, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Aaron* Richardson was especially locked on to Santiago's QB and sacked him twice.

When it comes to explaining why Santiago lost, don't look at Plewe. Despite the final result, he threw for 304 yards and three TDs. The Sharks' leading receiver Isaiah Hughes was Plewe's top target yet again, picking up 95 receiving yards and one score.

King's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.3 points over those games. As for Santiago, the loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 4-2.

King has already played their next game, a 37-0 win against Corona on the 10th. As for Santiago, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 21-16 defeat against Temecula Valley on the 10th.

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