La Jolla Country Day extended their postseason success on Friday against El Capitan. They took down the Vaqueros 22-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Torreys.
La Jolla Country Day's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jett Astephen, who threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns. Astephen has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Hesh Hertz was Astephen's top target, picking up 99 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something La Jolla Country Day proved: they limited El Capitan to a paltry 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Quentin Cesaire for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for La Jolla Country Day; they were averaging 4.1yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 4 per game.
Porter Brunson
| 11/14/25 vs El Capitan | 5 |
| 11/07/25 @ Coronado | 4 |
| 10/03/25 vs Escondido Charter | 4 |
| 09/05/25 vs La Jolla | 3 |
| 09/26/25 @ Bishop's | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
La Jolla Country Day's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Porter Brunson with two. He also made five total tackles, which is notable because La Jolla Country Day is 3-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 3-5 otherwise.
The win got La Jolla Country Day back to even at 6-6. As for El Capitan, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
La Jolla Country Day didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-35 loss against Valley Center on the 21st. El Capitan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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