Football Recap: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Piles Up the Points Against Berkeley

A well-balanced attack led Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory over Berkeley in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Fightin' Irish blew the Yellowjackets out of the water with a 55-3 final score. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Fightin' Irish's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 535th).

Legend Williams

Rushing Yards

09/05/25 @ Berkeley	157
08/30/25 @ Sacred Heart Prep	127
11/15/24 vs Palma	56
11/08/24 vs Bellarmine College Prep	108
11/01/24 vs St. Ignatius College Preparatory	44
+ 3 more games

Leading Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory to victory were Legend Williams and Jayden Crane. Williams rushed for 157 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries, while Crane threw for 282 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Williams has posted since back in October of 2024. Kiran-Davu Tate-Day made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory proved: they limited Berkeley to a paltry 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Mattie Barden for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 13.3.

Special teams played a big role in the game for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, adding 13 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Elijah Araya, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 45.0 points this season. As for Berkeley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will head out to face off against Folsom at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Berkeley, they will venture away from home to square off against Deer Valley at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.