Palos Verdes is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Friday. They will host the Culver City Centaurs at 3:30 p.m. Culver City took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Palos Verdes, who comes in off a win.
Palos Verdes is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Banning 52-0 last Friday. Given the Sea Kings' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Pilots are ranked 355th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ryan Rakowski
| 09/19/25 vs Banning | 169.5 |
| 08/29/25 vs 'Aiea | 166.7 |
| 12/14/24 vs Twelve Bridges | 160.4 |
| 10/18/24 vs Lawndale | 157.2 |
| 09/05/25 vs Carson | 152.6 |
Ryan Rakowski produced another solid performance throwing for 220 yards and four TDs while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 59 yards and one touchdown. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (169.5). Another player making a difference was Morley Boyd, who picked up 130 receiving yards and one score.
Palos Verdes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jalen Flowers, Christian Reis, Travis Tomaro, and Joseph Sarmiento picked up one apiece. Sarmiento got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Culver City played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Notre Dame (SO) 57-14. The game marked the Centaurs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Culver City's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Palos Verdes, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Palos Verdes couldn't quite finish off Culver City in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 and fell 21-18. Thankfully for the Sea Kings, Seth Shigg (who rushed for 114 yards and one touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 279 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
