The Cathedral Catholic Dons will head out to challenge the Point Loma Pointers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Cathedral Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: De La Salle, who was ranked sixth at the time (Cathedral Catholic was ranked 13th). The Dons lost 35-14 to the Spartans on Friday. The game marked the Dons' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Point Loma put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past San Diego with points to spare, taking the game 31-13. Point Loma's win was all the more impressive since the Cavers were averaging only 11 points allowed on the season.
Point Loma's win came from a few key players Cathedral Catholic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ryder Watson, who threw for 128 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards and one score.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Point Loma proved: they limited San Diego to a paltry 1.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Braeden Bartocci for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Point Loma; they were averaging 6.9yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 4.8 per game.
Point Loma didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off six passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Owen Ice and Ryan Cleator. Bartocci was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Point Loma's record now sits at 6-0. As for Cathedral Catholic, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Cathedral Catholic against Point Loma in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 55-6 victory. In that matchup, the Dons amassed a halftime lead of 55-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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