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The Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals (0-2) host the Mammoth Huskies (1-1) in a non-conference showdown on Friday, September 5, 2025, at 7:00 PM. The game will take place at Santa Clarita Christian High School in Canyon Country, CA, as both programs hunt for key mid-season momentum.

○ Matchup: Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes, CA) @ Santa Clarita Christian (Canyon Country, CA)
○ Date & Time: 9/5/2025 – 7:00 PM
○ Location: Santa Clarita Christian High School, Canyon Country, CA
○ Live Coverage: Follow live scores on MaxPreps

Fans can purchase digital tickets through GoFan or stream the game live on the NFHS Network (subscription: $13.99/month or $79.99/year).

The Huskies (1-1) are looking to even their non-conference score after a season-opening win. With a balanced attack and momentum from their last victory, they’ll aim to extend their winning ways on the road.

○ 2025 Record: 1-1
○ Key to Win: Lean on their playmakers’ versatility and maintain discipline on defense.

Main Squad:
○ Reed Bassler – RB/QB/LB
○ Brennan Deaver – TE/DE
○ Chip Hernandez – WR/DB
○ DJ Gray – WR/KR/LB
○ Eli Ericson – QB/CB
○ Logan Dalrymple – QB/ATH
○ Anthony Flores – C/OG/DT
○ Big Papi Partida – OL/DL
○ Micah Painter – G/DT/DE
○ Ben Bonich – RB/LB/G

The Cardinals (0-2) seek their first win of the season, desperate for a breakthrough on both sides of the ball. At home, they’ll attempt to reverse the trend and capitalize on key matchups.

○ 2025 Record: 0-2
○ Key to Win: Find offensive rhythm, shore up the defensive front, and execute cleanly.

Main Squad:
○ Samuel Aguilar – OL/DL
○ Dominik Melian – QB/OL/LB
○ Caleb Grissom – WR/DB/QB
○ Isaac Lee – WR/DB
○ Stone Funk – WR/CB
○ Josiah Durruty – RB/OLB
○ Caleb Shaffer – TE/DE
○ Chase Kalinske – RB/MLB
○ Gabe Wilson – C/DT
○ Cameron Metro – OL/DL
○ Jonah Babikan – LB/RB/K
○ Scott Mivelaz – WR/LB

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has relieved three deputies of duty while it investigates the circumstances of the bloody beating of a Valencia man outside a Santa Clarita bar last year.

Parker Seitz, 25, alleged in a federal lawsuit that off-duty sheriff’s deputies attacked him outside a bar called the Break Room last Thanksgiving Day.

He sustained multiple serious injuries, according to the complaint filed in California’s Central District federal court on Aug. 25, including a fractured jaw, a punctured lung and a bruised collarbone.

Seitz is suing the county, multiple L.A. County sheriff’s deputies, hired security guards at the Break Room, and the bar itself for unspecified damages.

“Parker Seitz was violently attacked by off-duty Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies, under the watchful eye of security guards contracted by a local business,” Josh Stambaugh, an attorney for Seitz, said in a statement. “He suffered serious injuries and, as we allege in our lawsuit, members and leaders of the LASD then attempted to conceal the truth of the attack and evade accountability on behalf of the organization.”

The Sheriff’s Department said in an email that it “takes these allegations seriously,” and that on Dec. 2 it “initiated an internal investigation into the incident. Three employees have been relieved of duty pending the outcome of the investigation.”

Management at the Break Room did not respond to requests for comment.

The complaint alleges assault and battery by off-duty deputies Randy Austin and Nicholas Hernandez and an unidentified third assailant, along with a civil conspiracy by the county and a number of Sheriff’s Department employees accused of trying to bury the incident.

About 10:30 p.m. Nov. 27, Seitz and two friends visited the bar, where Austin, Hernandez and the third assailant “began to bother and harass Seitz, including by repeatedly reaching for the sunglasses resting on” his head, according to the complaint. Minutes after Seitz left the bar about 1:36 a.m. on Nov. 28, the complaint said, Hernandez knocked the shades off Seitz’s head “in a rude and offensive manner” and “an altercation broke out.”

The altercation dissipated quickly, according to the complaint, but then at about 1:46 a.m., Austin, “suddenly and without any justification,” punched Seitz and knocked him down, then Austin, Hernandez and the unidentified third person proceeded “to beat and stomp on him while he was on the ground.”

Seitz was bloodied during the beating and taken to a nearby hospital. Shortly after his arrival there, Justin Diez — who was a captain in charge of the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s station at the time of the incident and to lead the department’s North Patrol Division as commander — and Deputy Richard Wyatt allegedly defamed him and violated his constitutional and civil rights in an effort to intimidate him and cover up the assault, the complaint said.

Wyatt, Seitz alleged, told one of Seitz’s friends that he had thrown the first punch and that he had been disruptive while at the hospital, which Seitz denies.

Later that morning, Diez called Seitz’s father, Ryan Seitz, and told him his son had “started a fight with off-duty deputies of the LASD” and “if Ryan Seitz would leave it to” Diez, he “would make sure the situation would go away,” the complaints said, describing the call as an attempt “to cover up the true circumstances of the beating … and to intimidate and dissuade Seitz from filing or pressing charges or pursuing any claims against the deputies” or the county.

The Sheriff’s Department did not directly respond to the allegations outlined in Seitz’s complaint, but it said that it “has established policies and procedures that clearly outline the standards of conduct required of all employees. … Any violation of these standards will be addressed promptly, and appropriate action will be taken if evidence is found to support the allegation of misconduct.”

Stambaugh said Seitz “was out with friends after a Friendsgiving dinner celebrating the purchase of his first home” the night he was allegedly assaulted.

“Parker Seitz’s lawsuit is a demand for accountability in response to the wrongs he has personally suffered, and an effort to ensure that the actions of these specific LASD members remain an anomaly,” Stambaugh said in his statement. “This is not the LASD that the Seitz family had supported and believed in.”

A car hauler transporting several Teslas caught fire while traveling southbound on Interstate 5 just north of Balboa Boulevard on Saturday evening, shutting down all lanes for an unknown duration of time, according to a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol’s Newhall-area office.

Officers were dispatched to a vehicle fire at approximately 5:35 p.m., said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, a spokesman for the CHP Newhall office, and on arrival they found a car hauler fully engulfed in flames while it was carrying Teslas, he added.

The incident prompted CHP officers to issue a SigAlert for at least two hours at 5:54 p.m., while firefighters with the Los Angeles City Fire Department worked on extinguishing the flames, Burgos-Lopez said.

The closure extended well into Saturday night, and as of 10 p.m., the SigAlert traffic app, which provides real-time traffic information, was telling users to expect delays of two hours or more, and the situation was expected to extend into Sunday morning.

Because a Tesla’s electric vehicle battery burns hotter and is more difficult to extinguish than a gas-powered car, a Hazmat team was also dispatched to the scene of the incident, he added.

A SigAlert was initially extended for an unknown period of time as the batteries in the vehicles may burn for a while, but during a follow up Burgos-Lopez stated all southbound lanes of the I-5 and the truck route were shut down. Information on when lanes would reopen was not available as of the publication this story.

No injuries were reported and the driver of the hauler was able to exit before the flames grew bigger, Burgos-Lopez said, but information on how the vehicle caught fire was unknown as officers were still actively investigating the cause.

According to the SigAlert app, traffic on the southbound lanes of I-5 was backed up as far as McBean Parkway and as far as Placerita Canyon Road on State Route 14.

As the closure extended into Saturday night, the closure became more than just a typical traffic delay for many motorists. The CHP traffic management website reported that some vehicles were running out of gas while trying to wait it out. One caller reported to the CHP at 10:05 p.m. that “her mother has been stuck on the southbound SR-14 with her two kids since 2000 hours (8 p.m.); kids have to go to the bathroom.”

Some vehicles were seen backing off the I-5 via the on-ramp at Lyons Avenue. Commuters were advised to take The Old Road to avoid the closure but heavy traffic was to be expected.

As we head for football in the first week of September, most Santa Clarita Valley teams have completed two non-league games, and trends are beginning to emerge. Some teams hope to continue their directions this week and others want complete reversals. We wish them all the best.

Foothill League

Our seven Foothill League high school football teams finished a second set of non-league games during the Labor Day weekend and the results were mixed.

Valencia

The Valencia Vikings defeated Chaminade 34-20 on Aug. 29, which gives them a tidy 2-0 record so far. On Friday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. Valencia will take on Bishop Amat at home. The Lancers are 1-1 after losing to Oak Hills on Aug. 28 by a score of 10-38.

The game will be played at Valencia High School, located at 27801 N. Dickason Drive, Valencia, CA 91355. The football stadium is on the southwest side of the campus, nearest Smyth Drive. Park in the lot off Smyth.

https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/valencia/valencia-vikings/football/

Saugus

Things are definitely looking up for the Saugus Centurions, as the team is 2-0 this season after defeating Oak Park 51-19 on Aug, 29. Saugus will next play the Camarillo Scorpions at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5. That will be a home game for Saugus, played on the College of the Canyons field. Camarillo is 1-1 after defeating Rio Mesa 22-14 on Aug. 29.

College of the Canyons’ Cougar Stadium is on the west campus at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. The stadium is on the northwest edge of the campus, near Valencia Boulevard. Parking can be found in lots 7 and 8 off Valencia.

https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/saugus/saugus-centurions/football/

Hart

The Hart Hawks beat the Burroughs Bears on Aug. 29 by a score of 49-0. That puts Hart at 1-1 for the season. The Hawks will play away at Paraclete on Friday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The Spirits are 2-0 on the season after defeating San Marcos 49-0.

https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/newhall/hart-hawks/football/

Golden Valley

The Golden Valley Grizzlies are 0-2 after losing to Crespi on Aug. 29 by a score of 16-41. The team will try to change things on Friday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. at Lancaster. The Eagles are also 0-2 after losing to Newport Harbor 26-42 on Aug. 29.

https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/santa-clarita/golden-valley-grizzlies/football/

Castaic

The Castaic Coyotes lost to the Calabasas Coyotes by a score of 6-47 on Aug. 28. That leaves them at 0-2 on the season. Castaic will play away at San Joaquin Memorial at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5. The Panthers are 1-1 after defeating Christian Brothers 27-25 on Aug. 29.

https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/castaic/castaic-coyotes/football/

West Ranch

The West Ranch Wildcats are also at 0-2 on the season after losing to Bishop Diego 6-42 on Aug. 29. West Ranch will next take on Antelope Valley away at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5. The Antelopes are 0-1 after losing to St. Genevieve on Aug. 28 by a score of 12-47.

https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/valencia/west-ranch-wildcats/football/

Canyon

The Canyon Cowboys are another 0-2 team after losing to Buena on Aug. 29 by a score of 30-44. Canyon will next play Kennedy at home on Friday Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. The Cougars are 1-1 on the season after losing to San Pedro 13-52 on Aug. 28.

The game will be played at Canyon High School, 19300 Nadal St., Canyon Country, CA 91351. The stadium is on the east side of campus. Park in the student lot off Nadal.

https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/canyon-country/canyon-cowboys/football/

Other Local High Schools

SCCS

Santa Clarita Christian School Cardinals’ football is having a rougher ride than last season and currently is 0-2 in the eight-man-football Heritage League after losing to Avalon 12-41 on Aug. 30.

SCCS will play at home against the Mammoth Huskies at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5. That home game will be played at Hart High School, 24825 Newhall Ave., Santa Clarita, CA 91321.

https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/canyon-country/santa-clarita-christian-cardinals/football/

Trinity

The Trinity Classical Academy Knights lost to the San Fernando Tigers on Aug. 23 6-7. They did not have a game the following week, so stand at 0-1. The Knights next game will be away at Don Bosco Tech at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6. The Tigers are 0-2 after losing to Wilson 0-70 on Aug. 28.

https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/valencia/trinity-classical-academy-knights/football/

College of the Canyons

The College of the Canyons Cougars lost to the Southwestern Jaguars on Aug. 30 by a close score of 24-26. Currently at 0-1, the Cougars will play at El Camino on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. The Warriors are 1-0 after defeating Santa Barbara 68-6 on Aug. 30.

https://cocathletics.com/sports/fball/2025-26/schedule