La Jolla Country Day and Valley Center squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but La Jolla Country Day had to settle for second. They took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jaguars.

Jett Astephen
| 11/21/25 vs Valley Center | 4 |
| 11/14/25 vs El Capitan | 3 |
| 11/07/25 @ Coronado | 3 |
| 10/30/25 vs Coastal Academy | 3 |
Despite the loss, La Jolla Country Day still got an impressive performance from Jett Astephen, who threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns. Astephen has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. James Picinich also helped out as he racked up 104 receiving yards.
Joeisha Ryan Tirado was his usual excellent self, rushing for 297 yards and four TDs while picking up 8.3 yards per carry for Valley Center. Those 297 rushing yards gave Ryan Tirado a new career-high. Gauge Wright was in the mix as well, providing Valley Center with two scores.
La Jolla Country Day now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Valley Center, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-6.
La Jolla Country Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valley Center, they will square off against Eastlake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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