Archbishop Mitty extended their winning streak to four on Friday, bumping them up to 4-1. They put the hurt on the Valley Christian Warriors with a sharp 32-7 victory. The game was close at halftime, but the Monarchs turned on the heat in the second half with 23 points.
Joseph Engin
| 10/03/25 vs Valley Christian | 50 |
| 09/06/24 @ Aptos | 13 |
| 09/26/25 @ St. Ignatius College Preparatory | 9 |
| 11/01/24 @ Bellarmine College Prep | 9 |
| 09/05/25 vs Wilcox | 7 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Archbishop Mitty to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joseph Engin, who threw for 161 yards and two TDs, and also rushed for 50 yards and one touchdown. Those 50 rushing yards gave Engin a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Lazaro Faraj-Washington, who rushed for 108 yards and one score.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Archbishop Mitty proved: they limited Valley Christian to a paltry 2.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Ethan Chase for the heroic effort on defense: he. Archbishop Mitty hasn't allowed more than 5.3 yards per carry in three consecutive matchups.
Archbishop Mitty didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kai Sniffen and Mailangi Tongi.
As for Valley Christian, they now have a losing record of 2-3. As for they, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Despite the loss, Valley Christian had strong showings from Riley Mcelvane, who picked up 113 receiving yards and one TD, and Rome Leota-Pritchard, who threw for 176 yards and one touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Looking ahead, Archbishop Mitty is taking a road trip to take on Saint Francis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Valley Christian, they will host Bellarmine College Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors will be up against the Bells' rather soft defense (which has allowed 35 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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