Poly had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 33-27 W against the Hillcrest Trojans. The Bears have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Trojans, too.
Matt Henry
| 10/17/25 @ Hillcrest | 118 |
| 08/22/25 @ Vista del Lago | 93 |
| 08/29/25 vs JW North | 87 |
| 10/11/25 vs Rancho Christian | 65 |
| 09/13/25 @ King | 59 |
A big part of Poly's victory came down to the chemistry between Marjok Gustafson and his top target Matt Henry. Gustafson threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Henry picked up 118 receiving yards and three scores. Those 118 receiving yards gave Henry a new career-high.
Reyez Ortiz and Matthew Ramos certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Ortiz rushed for 148 yards and one TD, while Ramos threw for 182 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Ortiz's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
Poly's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Hillcrest, they moved to 4-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Coming up, Poly will take on Valley View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hillcrest, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-0 defeat against Rancho Christian on the 23rd.
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