The Valley Center Jaguars will face off against the Lincoln Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Valley Center comes in on five and Lincoln on four.
Valley Center is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Valley View by a score of 30-19.
Valley Center's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joeisha Ryan Tirado, who rushed for 128 yards and two TDs while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Ryan Tirado's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards. Jesse Morales also helped out with an impressive 121 receiving yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Valley Center proved: they limited Valley View to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Mitch Stehly for the heroic effort on defense: he. Valley Center's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.53 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.53 on average over their last five games.
Chace Paxton
| 10/10/25 @ Mt. Carmel | 7 |
| 10/30/25 @ Ramona | 6 |
| 12/05/25 vs Valley View | 4 |
| 11/14/25 vs Mira Mesa | 4 |
| 08/29/25 @ Santa Fe Christian | 1 |
Valley Center didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joaquin Stehly and Chace Paxton. Paxton also made four total tackles, which is notable because Valley Center is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 4-6 otherwise. The Jaguars got some further help from Max Stehly: he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Meanwhile, Lincoln earned a 28-20 win over Gridley on Friday.
Valley Center's record is now 8-6. As for Lincoln, their record now sits at 11-3.
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