The Oaks Christian Lions will square off against the La Habra Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oaks Christian is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Oaks Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Paraclete by a score of 27-14.
Deshonne Redeaux had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 264 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 87-yard run.
Oaks Christian didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Paraclete to a completion percentage of just 40%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from six players: Alifeleti Tuihalamaka, Logan Panthier, Davon Benjamin, Hayden Kennington, Marcus Watson, and Damian Duff, who each logged one passes deflected. Oaks Christian hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.41 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Joshua Tyler
| 11/07/25 vs St. Bonaventure | 5 |
| 10/03/25 @ Pacifica | 6 |
| 10/31/25 @ Simi Valley | 6 |
| 10/10/25 vs Bishop Diego | 7 |
| 10/17/25 @ St. Bonaventure | 7 |
Oaks Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Benjamin and Joshua Tyler. Tyler also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 11. Benjamin got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, La Habra beat Cathedral 13-7 on Friday. The 13-point effort marked the Highlanders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Oaks Christian better focus on containing DJ Mitchell and Kevika Mata'Utia- Martinez as the pair were huge in La Habra's win. Mitchell rushed for 87 yards and one score, while Mata'Utia- Martinez rushed for 158 yards. Those 158 rushing yards gave Mata'Utia- Martinez a new career-high.
La Habra's record is now 9-3. As for Oaks Christian, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Oaks Christian came up short against La Habra when the teams last played back in November of 2016, falling 35-28. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
