The Acalanes Dons will take on the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Acalanes sitting on 11 straight victories and Cardinal Newman on ten.
Acalanes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 51-21 win over Marin Catholic. The Dons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Tyler Winkles
| 11/14/25 vs Marin Catholic | 334 |
| 11/07/25 @ Las Lomas | 127 |
| 10/31/25 vs Clayton Valley Charter | 208 |
| 10/17/25 vs Campolindo | 199 |
| 10/10/25 @ Miramonte | 139 |
| + 4 more games |
Tyler Winkles continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 334 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 71 yards and a pair of scores. That's the most passing yards he has posted since back in September. Acalanes' leading receiver Grant Ricker was Winkles' top target yet again, picking up 131 receiving yards and two TDs.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Acalanes' defense and their five sacks. Daniel Dunne was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5 himself.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Cardinal Newman ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against San Marin by a score of 21-14. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Cardinals were the better team in the second half.
Acalanes better focus on containing Pathoumnourack Malakai and Carmine Guevara as the pair were huge in Cardinal Newman's win. Malakai rushed for 85 yards and one touchdown, while Guevara rushed for 58 yards and one score.
Cardinal Newman's run defense was locked in: San Marin could only muster three yards per carry. The team can thank Kahlio Vaetoe for the heroic effort on defense: he. Cardinal Newman's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.4.
Acalanes' record now sits at 11-0. As for Cardinal Newman, their record is now 10-1.
Acalanes couldn't quite finish off Cardinal Newman in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 and fell 17-14. Can the Dons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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