Football Recap: Centennial's Rushing Attack Does It Again

Centennial had won three straight on the road, but on Thursday they bumped up to 8-1 to make it four. They came out on top against the Norco Cougars by a score of 59-49. That's more bragging rights for the Huskies, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Dominick Catalano

Passing Yards

10/23/25 @ Norco	239
10/17/25 @ Murrieta Valley	135
10/10/25 vs Vista Murrieta	227
10/02/25 vs Roosevelt	122
09/19/25 @ Rancho Cucamonga	42
+ 4 more games

Dominick Catalano was his usual excellent self, rushing for 55 yards and a pair of TDs, while also throwing for 239 yards and one touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. That's the most passing yards he has posted since back in August.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Centennial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in six consecutive games.

As for Norco, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-3 record this season. 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 122nd, while Centennial is ranked second).

Norco's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Julian Medina, who threw for 398 yards and six TDs, and also rushed for 73 yards on only nine carries. With that strong performance, Medina is now averaging an impressive 309.7 passing yards per game. Blake Wong did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 219 receiving yards.

Centennial didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-29 win against Chaparral on the 30th. As for Norco, they have also already played their next game, a 17-7 victory against Vista Murrieta on the 30th.