It's playoff time, and Cathedral Catholic had no trouble coming through when it counted. They secured a 20-16 W over the Carlsbad Lancers on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Dons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Honor Faalave produced another solid performance rushing for 114 yards and a pair of scores, while also picking up 56 receiving yards. Isaac Cook was another key player, picking up 93 receiving yards and one TD.
Carlsbad's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eli MacNeal, who threw for 289 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes. Darian Webb helped MacNeal out on the ground, picking up 96 receiving yards, while also rushing for 40 yards.
Dons
| 11/25/25 vs Carlsbad | 20-16 |
| 11/14/25 @ Mission Hills | 42-35 |
| 10/30/25 vs University City | 56-7 |
| 10/24/25 @ Lincoln | 42-33 |
| 10/17/25 vs Scripps Ranch | 41-0 |
The victory was the fifth in a row for Cathedral Catholic, bringing their record up to 10-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.2 points over those games. As for Carlsbad, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2.
Cathedral Catholic will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Los Alamitos at 7:30 p.m. on the 5th. Carlsbad does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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