Football Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Valley Center + How To Watch

Jaguars

Previous 5 Games

12/05/25 vs Valley View	30-19
11/29/25 vs Eastlake	21-14
11/21/25 vs La Jolla Country Day	42-35
11/14/25 vs Mira Mesa	56-29
10/30/25 @ Ramona	29-27

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Valley Center walked away with it. They came out on top against the Valley View Eagles by a score of 30-19 on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Jaguars as they're now sitting on five straight.

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 128 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Ryan Tirado is becoming a predictor of the Jaguars' success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is 5-1 (and 3-5 when he doesn't). Jesse Morales did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 121 receiving yards.

Valley Center's run defense was locked in: Valley View could only muster 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.

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. Another thorn in Valley View's side was Max Stehly, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.

Despite the loss, Valley View saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Damien Randin picked up 111 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.

Valley Center's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Valley View, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-6 record.

Coming up, Valley Center will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley View does not have any more games scheduled as of now.