The Point Loma Pointers will square off against the Cathedral Catholic Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Point Loma is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Point Loma's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past San Diego's usually-dominant defense. The Pointers enjoyed a cozy 31-13 win over the Cavers. Given the Pointers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Cavers are ranked 292nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Point Loma got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ryder Watson out in front who threw for 128 yards and a pair of 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 games 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).
Meanwhile, Cathedral Catholic suffered their biggest loss since October 18, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against De La Salle, falling 35-14. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Dons' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cathedral Catholic fell to 5-1. As for Point Loma, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Point Loma was dealt a bruising 55-6 defeat at the hands of Cathedral Catholic when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Dons' Brady Palmer, who threw for 210 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes. Now that the Pointers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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