Crean Lutheran and Leuzinger squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Crean Lutheran had to settle for second. They lost to the Olympians at home by a 34-17 margin. The matchup marked the Saints' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Ty Johnson
| 10/30/25 @ Laguna Hills | 119 |
| 10/17/25 vs La Habra | 115 |
| 11/07/25 vs Leuzinger | 102 |
| 10/10/25 @ El Dorado | 44 |
| 10/04/25 @ Foothill | 40 |
Crean Lutheran lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Caleb Bey, who rushed for 74 yards and one touchdown. Ty Johnson also helped out with an impressive 102 receiving yards.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Aidan Smith for the heroic effort on defense: he. Crean Lutheran didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.7.
Crean Lutheran didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Javari Nash and Damari Hall. Crean Lutheran got some further help from Ryder Barnes: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Leading Leuzinger to victory were Russell Sekona and Journee Tonga. Sekona threw for 354 yards and four TDs while completing 75.9% of his passes, while Tonga gained 163 total yards and two touchdowns. Those 354 passing yards gave Sekona a new career-high.
Having lost for the first time this season, Crean Lutheran fell to 10-1. As for Leuzinger, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Crean Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Leuzinger, they will challenge Chaparral at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,101 yards in their previous games.
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