With a playoff win on the line, Cathedral Catholic rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Los Alamitos Griffins 42-21. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won six matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Cathedral Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Honor Faalave out in front who rushed for 135 yards and a pair of scores, and also picked up 68 receiving yards and one touchdown. Faalave's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 114 rushing yards. Another pass catcher making a difference was Isaac Cook, who picked up 213 receiving yards and three TDs.
When it comes to explaining why Los Alamitos lost, don't look at Kamden Tillis. Despite the final result, he rushed for 169 yards and one score while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Creason, who threw for 143 yards and one touchdown.
Dons
| 12/05/25 vs Los Alamitos | 42-21 |
| 11/25/25 vs Carlsbad | 20-16 |
| 11/14/25 @ Mission Hills | 42-35 |
| 10/30/25 vs University City | 56-7 |
| 10/24/25 @ Lincoln | 42-33 |
| 10/17/25 vs Scripps Ranch | 41-0 |
The win (which was Cathedral Catholic's sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-2. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.5 points over those games. As for Los Alamitos, they moved to 12-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Coming up, Cathedral Catholic will face off against Folsom at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 928 yards in their previous games. Los Alamitos does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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