The St. Helena Saints will face off against the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Helena is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
St. Helena is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 34-28 victory over Sonoma Valley.
Jhony Covarrubias
| 11/14/25 vs Sonoma Valley | 117 |
| 10/31/25 vs Willits | 111 |
| 10/03/25 vs Middletown | 80 |
| 08/29/25 vs Fortuna | 78 |
| 10/24/25 @ Clear Lake | 62 |
St. Helena's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jhony Covarrubias, who rushed for 117 yards and three TDs on only 15 carries, and also threw for 212 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Those 117 rushing yards gave Covarrubias a new career-high. St. Helena's leading receiver Dean Sommer was Covarrubias' top target yet again, picking up 160 receiving yards and two scores.
St. Helena didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Sonoma Valley to a completion percentage of just 46.2%. The team can thank Oliver Harvey for the heroic effort on defense: he. St. Helena has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.57 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.57 in their last three games.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Dowd owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. Everything went their way against Mt. Diablo as they made off with a 24-0 victory. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
St. Helena better keep an eye on Lamar Ellis. He was instrumental in Bishop O'Dowd's win, rushing for 171 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Ellis has become a key player for the Dragons: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.
Bishop O'Dowd didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Victor Martinez, Xavier Piper, and Gio Joaquin picked up one apiece.
Bishop O'Dowd's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for St. Helena, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
Friday's contest might be decided on the ground. St. Helena has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 203.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bishop O'Dowd struggles in that department as they've been averaging 158.7 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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