Granite Hills had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 3-3 to make it four. They fell 40-30 to the Cathedral Catholic Dons. The Eagles lost against the Dons in their previous head to head back in October of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 52-6 score last time.
DJ Wilkins
| 09/19/25 @ Los Alamitos | 150 |
| 09/26/25 @ Cathedral Catholic | 105 |
| 08/22/25 vs Oceanside | 55 |
| 09/12/25 @ Mission Hills | 52 |
| 09/06/25 @ Perry | 19 |
When it comes to explaining why Granite Hills lost, don't look at Zachary Benitez. Despite the final result, he threw for 372 yards and two TDs while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. A healthy portion of Benitez's aerial production (105 yards to be exact) went to DJ Wilkins.
As for Cathedral Catholic, the win keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 40.0 points this season.
Cathedral Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Honor Faalave led the charge by rushing for 116 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 102 receiving yards and one score. Faalave's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Willie Flores also helped out as he racked up 146 rushing yards.
Granite Hills will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mount Miguel at 7:00 p.m. on the 10th. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Benitez and Jeremiah Loper. As for Cathedral Catholic, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 35-14 defeat against De La Salle on the 3rd.
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