Football Recap: Logan Moon Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Oak Park

Musketeers

Margin (Wins)

08/22/25 @ Rio Mesa	31
10/03/25 @ Oak Park	25
09/05/25 vs Birmingham	25
09/19/25 vs Pueblo Central	24
08/29/25 @ Centennial	21

Moorpark had won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they bumped up to 6-0 to make it five. They put the hurt on the Oak Park Eagles with a sharp 52-27 win. The result was nothing new for the Musketeers, who have now won five games by 21 points or more so far this season.

Moorpark's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Logan Moon, who rushed for 90 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 86 yards and a pair of TDs. Angel Castaneda helped out on the ground, rushing for 96 yards.

Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 22 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Payton Sustin, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.

As for Oak Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 444th, while Moorpark is ranked 119th).

Oak Park's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Grayson Auzat, who rushed for 36 yards and one score, and also threw for 139 yards and one touchdown. Another player making a difference was Lan Morrison, who rushed for 78 yards and one TD on only six carries.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Moorpark will challenge rival Ventura at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Moon and Derek Garcia. Meanwhile, Oak Park is set to square off against their familiar foe Oxnard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.