Football Recap: Giovani Sertyan Leads Granada Hills Charter's Defense on Friday

Dean Rosales

Rushing Yards

10/03/25 @ Taft	230
09/19/25 @ Fairfax	206
09/12/25 @ Kennedy	104
09/05/25 @ Palisades	254

While Granada Hills Charter has struggled on the road with five straight losses dating back to last season, that wasn't the case on Friday thanks to Dean Rosales. The Highlanders strolled past the Taft Toreadors with points to spare, taking the game 46-30 with plenty of help from Rosales, who rushed for 230 yards and one score while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 104 rushing yards.

Granada Hills Charter's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Giovani Sertyan was especially locked on to Taft's QB and sacked him twice. Myles Cross got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Taft lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Wesley Parvizi, who picked up 123 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also punched in one TD on the ground. Erik Koron was another key player, picking up 105 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

The victory got Granada Hills Charter back to even at 3-3. As for Taft, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Granada Hills Charter is set to take on their familiar foe El Camino Real at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Taft will challenge rival Chatsworth at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.