De La Salle Dominates Saint Francis, 54-10; Live Score Updates: California High School Football

CONCORD, Calif. -- De La Salle continued its dominance of Northern California football on Friday night, overwhelming Saint Francis, 54-10.

Senior Jaxon Loftin accounted for four touchdowns -- all in the first half -- as the Spartans (3-0) built a commanding 40-3 halftime lead. He ran for the game's first two scores and then threw touchdown passes to Damari Dean, who caught a spectacular 30-yard over-the-shoulder catch in the end zone, and Landon Miller, who scored on a 47-yard catch-and-run.

Junior Jamal Johnson-Lucas also got in on the scoring parade for De La Salle, finding the end zone on 5- and 2-yard runs.

The game went to a running clock in the fourth quarter after De La Salle's Zian Crockett and Jaylen Marbley scored on TD runs in the third quarter, staking the Spartans to a 54-3 lead.

Jake Bond scored Saint Francis' lone touchdown on a 5-yard run with about 8 minutes left.

De La Salle outgained Saint Francis (1-2) in total yards, 383-150. Loftin completed 7 of 7 passes for 151 yards and two TDs and ran three times for 31 yards and two scores. Teammate Duece Jones- drew ran six times for 85 yards,

Saint Francis's offense was stymied all night by a swarming De La Salle defense, led by Zion Cadet, Prayshawn Harang, CJ Peterson and Jmo Mitzel, among others.

If you missed the live blog of the game in progress, you can still catch up with a full recap of our updates and highlights below:

FINAL SCORE: De La Salle 54, Saint Francis 10.

TOUCHDOWN! Saint Francis's Jake Bond 5-yard run on 4th-and-2. About 8:00 left. De La Salle 54, Saint Francis 10.

Running clock in the fourth quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

END OF THIRD QUARTER: De La Salle 54, Saint Francis 3.

Saint Francis inside De La Salle 25-yard line.

Face mask penalty on De La Salle.

TOUCHDOWN! Jalen Marbley 23-yard TD run up the middle! PAT good. De La Salle 54, Saint Francis 3, with 2:19 left in the third quarter.

Sean Sakai fumbles the ball away for Saint Francis.

Penalty. Now 4th-and-7 for De La Salle. Pooch punt.

Sakai throws incomplete pass on 4th down. Turnover on downs.

Sakai can't pass, then runs for short gain.

New QB in for Saint Francis: Sean Sakai. Luke Mota runs for 1st down for Saint Francis.

TOUCHDOWN! Zian Crockett 3-yard TD run! PAT good! De La Salle 47, Saint Francis 3.

New QB in for De La Salle: Jackson Mims.

Saint Francis QB Drew Cumby loses fumble on hard hit. Aiden Filal recovers for De La Salle.

THIRD QUARTER

STATS: De La Salle 313 total yards, Saint Francis 83 yards. Jaxon Loftin 7 of 7 for 151 yards, 2 TDs, and 3 carries for 31 yards, 2 TDs for De La Salle.

END OF SECOND QUARTER: De La Salle 40, Saint Francis 3.

FIELD GOAL! Saint Francis's Lucas Vaughn makes 27-yard field goal with no time left. De La Salle 40, Saint Francis 3.

Zion Cadet makes big tackle for De La Salle!

Timeout.

Drew Cumby's pass to end zone tipped away. 3rd and goal now.

Saint Francis's Beau Cassel catches tipped pass and races 70 yards to De La Salle 10-yard line. 33 seconds left in first half.

TOUCHDOWN! Jaxon Loftin tosses pass over the middle to Landon Miller, who makes leaping grab at the 30-yard line and sprints to the end zone to complete a 47-yard catch-and-run for a TD! Two TD passes for Loftin now. Loftin also has 2 TD runs. PAT good. De La Salle 40, Saint Francis 0, with 2:20 left in the first half.

Chase Young makes big 16-yard catch for 1st down!

De La Salle takes punt at its own 41-yard line. Takes knee.

Cumby long pass falls incomplete, Saint Francis 3 and out.

Sainrt Francis QB Drew Cumby runs for 2 yards.

Saint Francis' Jake Bond swarmed by De La Salle defense!

TOUCHDOWN! Jamal Johnson-Lucas runs off counter for 2-yard TD run -- his second TD run of the night! PAT good! De La Salle 33, Saint Francis 0 with 6:22 left in the second quarter.

Judah Pape rumbles to 2-yard line. Pape runs again, stopped.

First-down pass from Jaxon Loftin to Jelani Dyer.

Penalty on De La Salle and then Jones-drew another big run! Spartans at 22-yard line.

Jaxon Loftin overthrows receiver.

De La Salle's Duece Jones-drew runs around left end. 3rd and 3. Judah Pape bulls for a 1st down.

Chase Young big 18-yard punt return for De La Salle!

De La Salle Jmo Mitzel spins Cumby to the ground after 3-yard gain. Spartans force another 3-and-out.

Drew Cumby incomplete pass.

De La Salle linebacker Zion Cadet blows up running play!

De La Salle leads yardage totals 210 to 11!

TOUCHDOWN! Damari Dean spectacular over-the-left shoulder 30-yard catch in the end zone from Jaxon Loftin! PAT good. De La Salle 26, Saint Francis 0, with 11:44 left.

Big 16-yard punt return by Duece Jones-drew to the Saint Francis 30-yard line.

SECOND QUARTER

END OF FIRST QUARTER: De La Salle 19, Saint Francis 0. Two TD runs for De La Salle, one TD run for Jamal Johnson-Lucas.

Saint Francis QB Drew Cumby throws another incomplete pass under pressure. De La Salle forces 3-and-out!

Jmo Mitzel another tackle for loss for De La Salle!

Prayshawn Harang tackles Saint Francis's Luke Mota for 3-yard loss.

TOUCHDOWN! Jamal Johnson-Lucas runs 5 yards through a big hole up the middle for a TD! PAT is good. De La Salle 19, Saint Francis 0 with 1:52 left in the first quarter.

Judah Pape bulls for a first down for De La Salle, then Duece Jones-drew sprints 5 yards around left end to the 5-yard line.

Jamal Johnson-Lucas big 7-yard run and Jmo Mitzel catches 17-yard pass for 1st down for the Spartans.

Duece Jones-drew runs for 17 yards around left end! Another first down for De La Salle.

15-yard penalty against De La Salle.

Chase Young muffs punt return, recovers and makes small return for De La Salle.

CJ Peterson helps to stop negative pass play as Spartans force 3 and out!

De La Salle Jmo Mitzel tips away Drew Cumby pass. 3rd down and14 for SF.

De La Salle drops Saint Francis for a 3-yard loss.

TOUCHDOWN! Jaxon Loftin lines up under center, fakes the handoff and then scoots 17 yards for a TD -- his second touchdown of the night! Loftin on 2-point rush is stopped short. De La Salle 12, Saint Francis 0. 6:44 left in the first quarter.

BIG 32-yard run by Duece Jones-drew to Saint Francis 18-yard line.

Beautiful 15-yard pass from Jaxon Loftin to Jelani Dyer.

Chase Young nice 15-yard punt return for De La Salle, hurdling players along the way!

Cumby under pressure, throws incomplete pass. Lancers forced to punt.

Saint Francis QB Drew Cumby fires long pass to Zechariah Holloway, just misses.

Saint Francis on the move! Picks up 24 yards on the first 2 plays.

TOUCHDOWN! Jaxon Loftin runs 18 yards off left side on play side, untouched! PAT missed. De La Salle leads 6-0 with 10:15 left. Scoring drive is 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:55 time of possession.

Duece Jones-drew run for 1st down, then a catch for another 1st down. At the Saint Francis 26-yard line.

Damari Dean big opening KO return to midfield for De La Salle!

Saint Francis wearing all white. De La Salle in green jerseys and silver pants.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT.

Preview

What: Saint Francis (1-1) at De La Salle (2-0)
When: Friday, Sept. 11 – 7:30 p.m. PST
Where: Owen Owens Field, Concord, CA
Live Stream: NFHS Network

De La Salle Looking to Make Another Championship Run

De La Salle, an all-boys private Catholic school in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a perennial power in California. The Spartans last year won their 33rd consecutive North Coast Section (NCS) Open Division championship, beating Pittsburg, 24-17. They went on to lose to Santa Margarita Catholic, 47-13, in the CIF Open State Championship game.

The Spartans opened the 2026 season with a 35-25 victory against Junipero Serra and followed that with a 42-3 blowout win against Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa.

De La Salle senior quarterback Jaxon Loftin has passed for 401 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions. Teammate Damari Dean has six catches for 66 yards and three TDs. The Spartans also boast running back Duece Jones-Drew, a UCLA commit; and massive two-way linemen Clint Lundin (6-foot-7, 360 pounds) and Aj Talaoloa (6-3, 300).

Defensively, the Spartans are led by defensive lineman Prayshawn Harang, who has 13 tackles, including six solo and 3.5 for loss, to go with 2.5 sacks.

Saint Francis Ready to Bounce Back in 2026

A member of the West Coast Athletic League in the Central Coast Section (CCS), the Lancers last season went 5-6 – only their second losing season in seven years. They last beat De La Salle in 2021, when they went 11-1.

Saint Francis opened the season with a 31-23 victory against Manteca and followed that with a nail-biting 19-17 loss to unbeaten Del Oro (2-0). Malik Harris made a 25-yard field goal with 1 second left to win it.

The Lancers have used two quarterbacks this season – Sean Sakai and Drew Cumby – and wide receiver Uate Pifeleti has caught eight passes for 135 yards and one TD.

Defensively, Saint Francis is extremely deep with 10 players with 10 tackles or more through two games. Junior Jayden Lewis, one of the Bay Area’s top linebackers, has a whopping 34 tackles, including 12 solo and three for loss.

Jeff Gardenour can be reached via email at jgardenour1962@gmail.com or X @JMarkG1962

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