Football Recap: Archbishop Riordan Picks Up Ninth Consecutive Win

Crusaders

Previous Games

11/01/25 vs Archbishop Mitty	37-7
10/24/25 @ Bellarmine College Prep	35-13
10/18/25 vs Valley Christian	49-10
10/11/25 vs St. Ignatius College Preparatory	54-0
10/03/25 @ Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory	56-30
+ 4 more games

Archbishop Riordan extended their winning streak to nine on Saturday, bumping them up to 9-0. They took their game with ease, bagging a 37-7 win over the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs. Considering the Crusaders have won seven contests by more than 21 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Michael Mitchell Jr. was his usual excellent self, throwing for 331 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, and also punching in one TD on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (167.3). Judge Nash also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.

Archbishop Riordan didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Archbishop Mitty to a completion percentage of just 50%. The team can thank Jamont Brown for the heroic effort on defense: he. Archbishop Riordan wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 83.3%.

Archbishop Riordan's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Zachary Kleppin was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three himself. Thanks to that big game, he is now up to 8.5 sacks on the season.

As for Archbishop Mitty, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 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 81st, while Archbishop Riordan is ranked 16th).

Despite the loss, Archbishop Mitty still got an impressive performance from Lazaro Faraj-Washington, who rushed for 108 yards and one score on only 15 carries.

Archbishop Riordan has already played their next game, a 42-35 victory against Junipero Serra on the 7th. As for Archbishop Mitty, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 42-0 win against Bellarmine College Prep on the 7th.