It's playoff time, and Cathedral Catholic had no trouble coming through when it counted. They walked away with a 42-35 win over the Mission Hills Grizzlies on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Dons, who have now won four contests in a row.
Honor Faalave
| 11/14/25 @ Mission Hills | 250 |
| 10/24/25 @ Lincoln | 186 |
| 09/05/25 vs Chandler | 140 |
| 09/26/25 vs Granite Hills | 116 |
| 08/22/25 vs Mater Dei Catholic | 104 |
Honor Faalave continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 250 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per carry. Those 250 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Isaac Cook did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 103 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Cathedral Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission Hills only rushed for 139.
Cathedral Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kevin Clark.
Troy Huhn and Josh Gonzales certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Huhn threw for 355 yards and three TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes, while Gonzales picked up 208 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Perrin Blankenship also deserves some recognition as he rushed for his first rushing yard of the season.
Cathedral Catholic's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Mission Hills, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 9-2.
Cathedral Catholic will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Carlsbad at 7:00 p.m. on the 25th. Mission Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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