Chaparral faced Murrieta Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Pumas took a hard 56-42 fall against the Nighthawks. If the Pumas were looking for revenge after losing 56-22 to the Nighthawks when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Dane Weber
| 10/10/25 @ Murrieta Valley | 440 |
| 10/03/25 vs Vista Murrieta | 210 |
| 09/26/25 vs Mission Viejo | 215 |
| 09/19/25 vs Great Oak | 317 |
| 09/12/25 @ Rancho Cucamonga | 354 |
| + 2 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Chaparral lost, don't look at Dane Weber. Despite the final result, he threw for 440 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 53 yards and one TD. With that strong performance, Weber is now averaging an impressive 308.3 passing yards per game. Michael ( Kiko ) Farinas also helped out as he racked up 160 receiving yards.
Jeremiah Watson produced another solid performance rushing for 281 yards and six scores while picking up 8.8 yards per carry for Murrieta Valley. Those six rushing touchdowns gave Watson a new career-high. Murrieta Valley also got a significant boost from Jacob Taddi, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
Chaparral now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Murrieta Valley, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-1.
Chaparral wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 56-28 victory against Norco on the 17th. As for Murrieta Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 48-20 defeat against Centennial on the 17th.
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