Great Oak and Temecula Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Wolfpack will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Great Oak put up the most points they have all season on Friday. They blew past Santiago 50-24. The Wolfpack have beaten the Sharks the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Sharks has come to flipping the script.

Trent Lux
10/02/25 @ Corona | 149.5 |
10/17/25 vs Santiago | 138.3 |
09/26/25 @ Temescal Canyon | 136.2 |
08/28/25 @ Rancho Verde | 117.8 |
09/05/25 vs San Pedro | 110.8 |
+ 3 more games |
A big part of Great Oak's win came down to the chemistry between Trent Lux and his top target Matthew Crowson. Lux threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes while Crowson gained 120 total yards and three touchdowns. Lux's passing game has become a key predictor of Great Oak's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 0-3 otherwise. Logan Messier was Lux's top target, picking up 107 receiving yards and one score.
Great Oak was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Great Oak's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Ezra Hardy, Christian Stevens, and Elliot Gulban, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Meanwhile, Temecula Valley came up short against King on Friday and fell 47-39. The Golden Bears were down 40-17 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Temecula Valley has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Great Oak, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Great Oak didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Temecula Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 28-22 win. Do the Wolfpack have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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