Lions
| 11/07/25 @ St. Anthony | 18-13 |
| 10/30/25 @ Gabrielino | 42-14 |
| 10/24/25 vs South El Monte | 38-21 |
| 10/09/25 vs Mountain View | 35-9 |
| 10/03/25 @ Rosemead | 42-7 |
| + 2 more games |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only El Monte walked away with it. They secured an 18-13 W over the St. Anthony Saints on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Lions, who have now won seven contests in a row.
Aaron Rivera was his usual excellent self, rushing for 111 yards and a pair of scores.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to El Monte's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Andrew Lopez and Humberto Marin, who racked up five sacks between them. Lopez has been hot, having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played. Nathan Jimenez was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, making ten total tackles (8.0 for loss), and defending two passes.
El Monte's record is now 9-2. As for St. Anthony, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Looking ahead, El Monte will take on Western Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Fighting Lancers' defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so the Lions' offense will have their work cut out for them. St. Anthony does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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