Football Recap: Gabe Casanovas Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Maria Carrillo + How To Watch

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Previous 5 Games

11/08/25 - Home	39-14 W
11/23/24 - Home	53-24 W
11/08/24 - Away	48-21 W
11/03/23 - Away	42-14 W
11/05/22 - Home	28-7 W

St. Vincent de Paul won the last time they faced Maria Carrillo and things went their way on Saturday too. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 39-14 margin over the Pumas. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.

St. Vincent de Paul's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gabe Casanovas, who rushed for 104 yards and two scores on only six carries, and also threw for 31 yards and one touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Levi Kennedy also helped out as he racked up 106 rushing yards.

St. Vincent de Paul's run defense was locked in: Maria Carrillo could only muster 1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Hudson Kensic for the heroic effort on defense: he. St. Vincent de Paul didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.9.

St. Vincent de Paul's defense didn't let Cooper Bluestone, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Zach Dunaj was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one sack the last three times he's played. St. Vincent de Paul got some further help from Kensic: he made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

When it comes to explaining why Maria Carrillo lost, don't look at Estefan Ramirez. Despite the final result, he picked up 85 receiving yards and one TD, and also rushed for 34 yards and one touchdown. Ramirez showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 65 yards.

The win made it two in a row for St. Vincent de Paul and bumps their season record up to 9-1. The team dominated over those games too, winning by an average of 28.5 points. As for Maria Carrillo, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 7-3 record.

St. Vincent de Paul and Maria Carrillo are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Mustangs will be playing at home against Analy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Vincent de Paul will be up against the Tigers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 35 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Maria Carrillo, they will head out to square off against Las Lomas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.