The Valley Center Jaguars will challenge the La Jolla Country Day Torreys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Valley Center is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mira Mesa 56-29. The Jaguars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Joeisha Ryan Tirado
| 11/14/25 vs Mira Mesa | 217 |
| 10/30/25 @ Ramona | 119 |
| 09/26/25 @ Imperial | 110 |
| 09/05/25 vs Fallbrook | 97 |
| 09/12/25 vs Westview | 83 |
Valley Center's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joeisha Ryan Tirado led the charge by rushing for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. Those 217 rushing yards gave Ryan Tirado a new career-high. Jesse Morales did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Valley Center was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 70.1 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 149.3.
Valley Center didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Casen Dunham and Gauge Wright.
Meanwhile, La Jolla Country Day didn't have too much trouble with El Capitan on Friday as they won 22-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Torreys.
La Jolla Country Day's win came from a few key players Valley Center will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jett Astephen, who threw for 265 yards and three TDs. He 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 scores.
One reason for the win was La Jolla Country Day's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. El Capitan's QB won't forget Porter Brunson anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Brunson 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 Valley Center, their record now sits at 5-6.
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