Football Recap: Indiana School for the Deaf Skates Past California School for the Deaf with Ease

Deaf Hoosiers

Team Score (Highest)

09/20/25 vs California School for the Deaf	52
09/13/25 vs Alabama School for the Deaf	44
08/23/25 vs Tri-State Crusaders	8
08/30/25 @ Model Secondary School for the Deaf	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Indiana School for the Deaf). They blew past the California School for the Deaf Eagles 52-8 on Saturday. The Deaf Hoosiers pushed the score to 46-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.

Indiana School for the Deaf got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Anthony Silvay out in front who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 157 yards and five TDs while completing 90% of his passes. Silvay's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Matthew Saaty was another key player, picking up 125 receiving yards and four scores.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Indiana School for the Deaf was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

The victory got Indiana School for the Deaf back to even at 2-2. As for California School for the Deaf, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Indiana School for the Deaf will welcome Morristown at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Deaf Hoosiers will be up against the Yellow Jackets' rather soft defense (which has allowed 42.25 points per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for California School for the Deaf, they will face off against Oklahoma School for the Deaf at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Eagles will be up against the Bison's rather soft defense (which has allowed 31.8 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.