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Highlanders get even in Hills League
- Updated: October 14, 2025
2025 EAST COUNTY PREP FOOTBALL
HELIX 41, EL CAPITAN 21
EastCountySports.com
LA MESA – The Helix Highlanders got back in the win column Friday night, returning to their familiar form with a 41-21 victory over visiting El Capitan in Grossmont Hills League play at Hart Stadium.
The Highlanders (2-6, 1-1 GHL) snapped a four-game losing streak behind a relentless rushing attack that piled up 347 yards on the ground.
Senior Lee Norman-Lester led the charge with 141 yards and three touchdowns on just ten carries, also completing 6-of-10 passes for 105 yards.
Junior Donte Wright added 156 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while senior Jordan Lindley contributed another score.
Helix wasted no time taking control, scoring three times in the opening quarter.
Wright broke loose for a 46-yard touchdown run less than three minutes into the game to open the scoring. Lindley followed with a 28-yard touchdown, and Norman-Lester added a 9-yard run late in the first to build a 20-7 lead.
El Capitan (4-4, 0-2 GHL) found its rhythm behind sophomore quarterback Hayden Passanisi, who threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns. He connected twice with senior Micah Clark for first-half scores, helping the Vaqueros keep the game within reach at 27-14 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Helix’s defense took command.
Sophomore Jeremy Robinson intercepted a pass, and Wright followed with another interception minutes later. Wright also finished the next offensive possession with a touchdown run to push the lead to 34-14.
El Capitan recovered a Helix fumble in the fourth quarter and converted it into their third touchdown of the night, cutting the deficit to 34-21.
But Helix responded with a fourth-quarter touchdown run from Norman-Lester, his third of the night, sealing the 41-21 final.
The Highlanders’ defense limited El Capitan to just 17 rushing yards on eight carries and recorded two interceptions and one sack.
Jeremy Davis led Helix with seven total tackles, including one for loss, while DeAndre Wilson had four tackles and two tackles for loss. Javier Lamas added the team’s lone sack.
Robinson, in addition to his interception, caught two passes for 42 yards.
Sophomore Jacob Andrew-Johnson added two receptions for 48 yards, and kicker Julius Garcia converted all five of his point-after attempts.
Helix finished with 452 total yards of offense (347 rushing, 105 passing) to El Capitan’s 222 total yards.
The win marked Helix’s sixth straight victory over El Capitan and eighth in nine meetings this century.
The Highlanders improved to 2-1 this season when rushing for more than 200 yards.
Both programs now turn their attention to Granite Hills.
Helix visits the three-time defending league champion Eagles next Friday night, while El Capitan will host Granite Hills the following week in Lakeside.
