The Cardinals defeated their rival, the Pacific Pirates, 40-0 in a one-sided affair Friday, Oct. 27, 2022. With this win, the Cardinals secured their title as Mountain Valley League champions. They ended the regular season with an 8-2 overall record and 4-1 in league.

The Cardinals started the game off with an explosive kickoff return touchdown in the first fifteen seconds of the game. They also had two pick-6 touchdowns.

As this was the last game of the season, it was also Senior Night, where many of the senior football players, cheerleaders, and band members were honored before the game.

Highlights

Senior George Jones had a 93-yard kickoff return to open the game. He scored a total of three touchdowns and one 2-point conversion. He had 211 of the Cardinals’ 359 yards.

Junior Xavier Alvarez and junior Alec Cooper each scored a touchdown.

The Cardinal defense was strong as Junior Isaac Garcia had two interceptions and sophomore Angel Cortes-Vazquez had one. Freshman Davion Titus had a sack along with five tackles, three solo and two assisted. Freshman Jerome Weaver also had five tackles, three solo and two assisted.

The game

Halftime