Football Recap: St. Joseph Piles Up the Points Against Lompoc

Knights

Margin (Wins)

10/10/25 vs Paso Robles	49
10/24/25 @ Lompoc	42
09/12/25 vs Eastlake	42
10/03/25 @ Mission College Prep	40
09/26/25 @ Shafter	31

St. Joseph barely beat Lompoc the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Braves 42-0. Considering the Knights have won eight contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Leading St. Joseph to victory were Grayson Gaines and Jack Heaslet. Gaines gained 190 total yards and two touchdowns, while Heaslet threw for 186 yards and two TDs while completing 75% of his passes. Gaines is also crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 105 every time he's taken the field this season.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something St. Joseph proved: they limited Lompoc to a paltry 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Jachin Hanjiv for the heroic effort on defense: he. St. Joseph didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged nine.

St. Joseph's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.6 points on average over those games. As for Lompoc, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.

St. Joseph does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lompoc, they will square off against Paso Robles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Braves are facing the Bearcats at the right time seeing as the Bearcats are stuck on a three-game losing streak.