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Hillers forge 3-way deadlock for first
- Updated: October 8, 2025
Banner Photos by Rich Koeberlein, RK2 Photography / Courtesy, SD Friday
Additional photos at bottom / By Isaac Angel, Granite Hills student Night Lights
2025 EAST COUNTY PREP GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
By Nick Pellegrino
ECS Senior writer
EL CAJON — Among the 36 schools that advanced to the CIF-San Diego Section playoffs last season, Granite Hills was dead last, seeded 12th in Division I.
The reason? The Eagles blamed the poor postseason placement on the Grossmont Foothillers.
Grossmont defenders Taina Mediina-Cotto (0), Emma Hernanadez (2) and Mariyah Gibbs (14) each registered two of the Hillers’ seven sacks of Granite Hills quarterbacks.
No player would officially talk on the record, but their social meeting postings were obvious. Although they dropped all three meetings with the Hillers, they felt being just as strong and deserved more respect/
Such an attitude carried over into Tuesday’s (Oct. 7 battle for first place in the Grossmont Hills League, Granite Hills took the opening possession and easily drove 60 yards for the ballgame’s first score.
However, Grossmont held control for most of the contest’s remaining minutes to grab a 26-18 victory.
With the first round of GHL play complete, there is a rare 3-way deadlock at the top. Grossmont beat Granite Hills, which earlier defeated Steele Canyon, which earlier blanked the Hillers.
Thus, Round 2 of GHL play may be more exciting than their boys playing the tackle variety of the sport.
Game Stuff
The difference for Grossmont was a pass rush which sacked Eagles quarterbacks a total of seven times.
Included were two sacks each by senior POS Emma Hernanadez and junior Mariyah Gibbs — the co-leaders for sacks in the GHL — plus two additional stops in the backfield by senior Taina Mediina-Cotto, effectively slowed down the Eagles.
Gibbs also scored a pair of touchdowns on offense, off-setting two scores’ by Taylor Nash of the Eagles.
Nash capped a 12-play drive by a motivated Eagles squad, but the march became harder with each snap.
After gaining a 1st-and-goal at the Hillers-5, it took all four plays to barely score for a 6-0 lead.
Grossmont then woke up and scored four of the game’s next five touchdowns.
Mirassa Farace
Gibbs went in on a 19-yard pass by Marissa Farave, who finished with a pair of TD passes, to gain the lead for keeps at 7-6.
Farace completed 14-of-26 passes for exactly 200 yards. The ball-control offense was paced by junior Saraya Roope, who registered a season0best 7 receptions for 66 yards,, as the Eagles limited reigning GHL playerof the yearGabi Thomas to justtwo catches,yet they were good for 39 yards.
Meanwhile, junior receiver 7yNevaeh Manley added three grabs for 65 yards and a second-quarter touchdown on a 26-yarder from Farace.
The Hillers defenders then recorded their first three sacks in the second quarter, then four additional flag grabs in the final 12 minutes. The individual leader was Skyler Glover, knocking down four passes.
Midway through the fourth, Nash registered her second score to move the Eagles to within a score. However, on the teams’ final drive, following a first down, Grossmont knocked down four consecutive passes to over a potential overtime.
The other Granite Hills score was collected by quarterback Emily Fong, a sophomore, who went outside as a receiver and hauled in an sweet, over-the-shoulder reception.
Never too late — Last week, when Granite Hills nipped Helix, 27-2,l when Helix broke a 20-all deadlock with a TD with three minutes remaining, only to see the Eagles score and record the PAT in the final minute, it was Nash who recorded the victory-clinching interception in the final seconds.
Grossmont Valley League
El Capitan 22, Valhalla 12
LAKESIDE – El Capitan forges a 3-way tie for first place in the Grossmont Valley League with Valhalla and West Hills.
Senior quarterback 7 Kylee Frazier paced the Vas Attack with 259 yards on 21-for-30 passing, good for a pair of TDs. The scoring passes went to senior Ciara Bernardini (5 for 50 yards) and frosh Cassidy Sterling (4-33)
Frazier also rushed for a score.
On defense, sophomore Alina Torrance-Guignard — the school’s softball second baseman — was listed with four QB sacks.
Scoreboard
Tue., Oct. 7
Grossmont 26, at Granite Hills 18
Steele Canyon 35, Helix 19
West Hills 27, at Monte Vista 6
El Capitan 22, Valhalla 12
Patrick Henry 22, Lincoln 6
Photos
By Isaac Angel, Granite Hills student
photos by Nick
