Football Recap: Chaminade Falls Despite Big Games from Marquis Jones and Cameron Blackman

After flying high against Loyola last Friday, Chaminade came back down to earth. The Eagles took a 27-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Notre Dame (SO) Knights on Friday. The contest was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Eagles couldn't quite close it out.

Cameron Blackman

Rushing Yards

10/31/25 @ Notre Dame (SO)	178
10/24/25 vs Loyola	92
09/19/25 vs Cathedral	89
10/17/25 @ Serra	88
10/03/25 vs Bishop Amat	31
+ 2 more games

Chaminade's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Cameron Blackman, who rushed for 178 yards while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and Marquis Jones, who rushed for 41 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The Eagles are 3-1 when Blackman posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 2-4 otherwise.

Even if they lost, Chaminade's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Michael Bonnet was especially locked on to Notre Dame (SO)'s QB and sacked him twice. Chaminade got some further help from Ronnell Hewitt: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Wyatt Brown had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 168 yards and two scores while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 134 yards and one TD for Notre Dame (SO). That's the most rushing yards Brown has posted since back in August.

Chaminade's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Notre Dame (SO), they moved to 5-5 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Chaminade will venture away from home to square off against Chaparral at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles will be up against the Pumas' rather soft defense (which has allowed 35.8 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Notre Dame (SO), they will be playing in front of their home fans against Laguna Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Brown and Jack Hurst.