The Morse Tigers will challenge the Monte Vista Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Morse is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Santana 38-0. The Tigers not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since August 28th (when they won 41-0).
Alex Smith
| 11/14/25 vs Santana | 57 |
| 08/30/24 @ Orange Glen | 48 |
| 10/10/25 vs Crawford | 37 |
| 09/20/24 vs University City | 33 |
| 10/03/25 vs Kearny | 32 |
Ethan Esmailian and Alex Smith were among the main playmakers for Morse as the former threw for 221 yards and one touchdown on only 19 passes and the latter rushed for 57 yards and a pair of TDs. Those 57 rushing yards gave Smith a new career-high.
Morse's run defense was locked in: Santana could only muster 2.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Gael Diaz for the heroic effort on defense: he. Morse didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.6.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista beat Fallbrook 21-10 on Friday.
Monte Vista didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Deon Hunter, Braden Silie, and Rahshawn Florence picked up one apiece.
Morse's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.2 points over those games. As for Monte Vista, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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