In short: Middletown Mustangs high school football (Middletown, CA), 2026 season: 7-2. Last game: W 26-14 vs Cloverdale on October 30, 2026. Next: at Fort Bragg, November 6, 2026. Schedule and results, player season stats, stat leaders, unit grades, ScorePirate ranking and the game-by-game log.
The number to watch when Middletown meets Fort Bragg is Middletown's scoring defense. Middletown allowed 5.8 points per game over its first 5 games (4-1), #2 in Section in that timeframe. Over the stretch of 4 games that followed (3-1), the Mustangs have allowed 18.0 points per game, a 210% rise, #34 in Section in that window. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Middletown's last 4 opponents have averaged 25.4 points per game, a #54 offense in Section on the season, against 20.7 points per game, #69 for the first 5. Measured against those opponents' norms (25.4 points per game), Middletown held those offenses 29% below what they usually score. By that measure, the early pace looks more like the outlier than the recent one. Meanwhile, Fort Bragg's offense has struggled in recent weeks. The Timberwolves have averaged 6.0 points per game over their last 4 games (0-4), #103 in Section during that time. Those games came against a middle-of-the-pack set of scoring defenses in Section (20.7 points per game on the season, which would rank #42). Against those norms, Fort Bragg scored 71% less than those defenses usually allow. Both units come in looking to get right, and whichever does first may decide the game. Middletown is 4-0 this season when it holds opponents under 10, and 3-2 when it doesn't.
The battle on the ground could decide Middletown's next game, against Fort Bragg, and the recent returns favor Middletown. Middletown averaged 6.1 yards per carry (589 yards on 97 rushes) over its first 3 games (2-1), #37 in Section through those games. In the 6 games since that slow start (5-1), the Mustangs have averaged 7.9 yards per carry (1,705 yards on 216 rushes), a 30% rise, #20 in Section through that stretch. The schedule deserves some of the credit: Middletown's last 6 opponents have averaged 6.4 yards per carry, a #65 run defense in Section on the season, against 5.9 yards per carry, #54 for the first 3. Measured against those opponents' norms (6.4 yards per carry), Middletown ran for 23% more per carry than those run defenses usually allow. Overall, though, those opponents have been lower-level teams: their average SP Strength Index rating would rank just #73 in Section. Meanwhile, Fort Bragg's run defense has struggled in recent weeks. The Timberwolves have allowed 9.2 yards per carry (1,197 yards on 130 rushes) over their last 6 games (0-6), #100 in Section over that stretch. Those games came against a middle-of-the-pack set of rushing attacks in Section (6.2 yards per carry on the season, which would rank #43). Against those norms, Fort Bragg allowed 47% more per carry than those rushing attacks usually gain. On paper, that is a matchup that favors Middletown.
NOTES
The biggest shift in Middletown's season has come in its offense. Middletown averaged 30.0 points per game over its first 3 games (2-1), #31 in Section within that period. In the 6 games since that slow start (5-1), the Mustangs have averaged 38.8 points per game, a 29% rise, #16 in Section across those games. The schedule deserves some of the credit: Middletown's last 6 opponents have averaged 24.6 points per game, a #60 scoring defense in Section on the season, against 19.7 points per game, #35 for the first 3. Measured against those opponents' norms (24.6 points per game), Middletown scored 58% more than those defenses usually allow. Overall, though, those opponents have been lower-level teams: their average SP Strength Index rating would rank just #73 in Section. On the season, Middletown ranks #17 in Section in scoring. The trend lines up well against Fort Bragg, whose defense ranks just #92 of 110 (33.1 points per game). Middletown is 5-0 this season when it scores 34 or more, and 2-2 when it doesn't.
Middletown's run defense has come a long way since the season's early weeks. The Mustangs allowed 4.6 yards per carry (556 yards on 121 rushes) over their first 4 games (3-1), #36 in Section during those games. In the 5 games since that slow start (4-1), Middletown has allowed 3.7 yards per carry (347 yards on 94 rushes), a 20% drop, #12 in Section during that period. The schedule doesn't explain it: the opponents in both stretches have averaged about 6.1 yards per carry on the season. Measured against those opponents' norms (6.3 yards per carry), Middletown held those rushing attacks 41% below their usual yards per carry. Overall, though, those opponents have been lower-level teams: their average SP Strength Index rating would rank just #71 in Section. On the season, the Mustangs rank #13 in Section in run defense. Fort Bragg's ground game sits in the middle of the pack, #66 in Section (5.2 yards per carry).
Something changed for Middletown's offense after the first 5 games of the season. Middletown averaged 8.5 yards per play (1,777 yards on 210 snaps) over its first 5 games (4-1), #20 in Section during that stretch. Over the stretch of 4 games that followed (3-1), the Mustangs have averaged 7.5 yards per play (1,254 yards on 167 snaps), an 11% drop, #33 in Section over that period. The schedule doesn't explain it: the opponents in both stretches have averaged about 6.6 yards per play on the season. Measured against those opponents' norms (6.6 yards per play), Middletown gained 13% more per snap than those defenses usually allow. By that measure, the early pace looks more like the outlier than the recent one. On the season, Middletown ranks #24 in Section in yards per play. Fort Bragg's defense sits in the middle of the pack, #71 in Section (7.4 yards per play).
TIDBITS (11 found)
• Club Middletown has won 2 straight, and a win would make it 3 in a row. The last time they won 3 or more in a row was 2026, a run of 5.
• Club Middletown has gone 11 straight games rushing for 100+ yards (November 28, 2025 through October 30, 2026), going 8-3 over that stretch, a school-record 11 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Club Middletown has gone 10 straight games forcing fewer than 3 turnovers (December 5, 2025 through October 30, 2026), going 7-3 over that stretch, a school-record 10 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Club Middletown has gone 8 straight games being held under 200 passing yards (September 11, 2026 through October 30, 2026), going 7-1 over that stretch, a school-record 8 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Club Middletown is 14-0 all time when scoring 40+ points in the games on file (14 such games).
• Player Tyler Galamay has gone 8 straight games running for a touchdown, the 2nd-longest such streak of his career. He also had a career-best streak of 14 straight games running for a touchdown, during the 2025 season.
• Player John Finney has 361 rushing yards over his last 3 games (120.3 a game, October 16, 2026 through October 30, 2026) -- his most in a 3-game stretch on record.
• Player Luke Mace has 34 tackles over his last 4 games (8.5 a game, October 9, 2026 through October 30, 2026) -- his most in a 4-game stretch on record.
• Player Tyler Galamay has gone 2 straight games rushing for 100+ yards, the 3rd-longest such streak of his career. He also had a career-best streak of 5 straight games rushing for 100+ yards, during the 2026 season.
• Player Ryan Halverson has 51 tackles over his last 4 games (12.8 a game, October 9, 2026 through October 30, 2026) -- his most in a 4-game stretch since the 57 he had from August 28, 2026 through September 25, 2026.
• Player John Finney has never had a game recording 100+ receiving yards for Middletown, over a 23-game career on record. His career high is 70, set October 24, 2025 against Lower Lake (W, 40-6).
MILESTONE WATCH
Middletown
Tyler Galamay needs 7 rushing yards for 1,000 (averaging 110.3 a game)
Ryan Halverson needs 9 tackles for 125 (averaging 12.9 a game)
John Finney needs 6 tackles for 50 (averaging 4.9 a game)
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Middletown beat Cloverdale 26-14 on the road on Friday, October 30, its 2nd straight win. Middletown ran for 286 yards against 49 passing, and the defense turned a 256-yard night for Cloverdale into 14 points.
Tyler Galamay ran 21 times for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns, caught 1 pass for 31 yards and a touchdown and added 4 tackles, 1 for loss and a sack on defense. Jamisen Jackson completed 3 of 6 for 49 yards and a touchdown, ran 10 times for 61 yards and added 4 tackles on defense. John Finney ran 13 times for 78 yards and added 5 tackles on defense.
For Cloverdale, Evan Robledo completed 13 of 28 for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran 14 times for 88 yards; Kingston Cavallo caught 4 passes for 53 yards and a touchdown and added a tackle on defense.
Middletown is 7-2, #30 CIF North Coast Section. Up next: at Fort Bragg, Fri Nov 6.
PPG/OPP PPG use every played game on file. YPG/PLAYS-PER-GAME columns only ever come from games with a full box score on file, which can be a smaller sample than GP -- see the coverage note below when that's the case for this team.
Averages use only games with that number on file (defense 8/9, sacks allowed 8/9 games). SACKS ALW comes from the opponent's box score; TO FORCED is takeaways; TO MAR is takeaways minus giveaways, and its bottom cell is the season total. Dashes mean not on file.
UNIT INDEX
Pass Offense: grade 44.6/100 (-26 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Offense: grade 88.3/100 (+107 yds/gm vs average)
Pass Defense: grade 91.5/100 (-79 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Defense: grade 79.4/100 (-66 yds/gm vs average)
Unit grades: 0-100 league percentile, adjusted for the opponents faced.
MID finished 2025 at 11-3. Made the playoffs (4 postseason game(s) on file; exact round/result not available). Notable win: 22-9 over WILLITS (WILLITS finished 75% that season). Toughest loss: 18-22 to REDDING CHRISTIAN (4-point margin).
"N/A" stands in for a box score that does not have stats entered. A total followed by a count in parentheses covers only the games with that stat on file.
TALKING POINTS (15 storylines)
MID HAS PERFORMED BEST THIS DATA SET WHEN...
• MID averages 7.0+ yards per play (.875), and has won 6 straight when doing so
• MIDDLETOWN has been held under 100 passing in 7 straight games (9/18/26–10/30/26). It has not reached 8 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
• MIDDLETOWN has had a 100-yard rusher in 8 straight games (9/11/26–10/30/26). It has not reached 9 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
• MIDDLETOWN has had a player score 3+ TDs in 2 straight games (10/23/26–10/30/26). It has not reached 3 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
• MIDDLETOWN has rushed for 200+ in 8 straight games (9/11/26–10/30/26). It has not reached 9 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
MID's defense has averaged 161.5 pass yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 9-game average is 78.7 pass yards per game. (+105%)
MID's defense has averaged 6.3 YPA over their last 3 games. Their 8-game average is 4.2 YPA. (+52%)
MID's defense has averaged 86.8 rush yards per game over their last 5 games. Their 9-game average is 124.0 rush yards per game. (-30%)
MID's defense has averaged 255.0 total yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 9-game average is 202.7 total yards per game. (+26%)
MID's defense has averaged 17.0 points allowed per game over their last 3 games. Their 33-game average is 14.0 points allowed per game. (+22%)
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APPENDIX
Full-length explanations and full-size data exports for the shortened notes and relocated tables referenced throughout this report, numbered in the order their pointers appear above.
Explanatory Notes
Note 1 -- SEASON OUTLOOK
Every remaining game is projected from schedule-adjusted ratings; already-played games carry their real result. Records are simulated distributions, not a single guess -- MOST LIKELY FINAL is the single most probable record and its own probability, PROJECTED RECORD is the season's expected win total expressed in record form (an average across every simulated outcome, so it can land on a fraction of a game).
Note 2 -- OPPONENT TRACKER -- why some cards have no record shown
Only meaningful for an opponent who is ALSO a tracked team in the library -- an opponent with no games on file here at all shows the date and site alone.
Note 3 -- MOST IMPORTANT NUMBERS -- how a number is scored
Every split this report computes is scored on how strong the number is and how much it sets this team apart from its opponent and the rest of the field, and the top 5 per team are listed. A condition needs at least 8 occurrences to count.
Full Data Exports
Data Export 1 -- TRENDS — TAB-SEPARATED (10 columns)
Where MIDDLETOWN sits among 109 section teams on the two Unit Index composites -- Offense Grade 61.4, Defense Grade 62.0.
POINTS ALLOWED / GAME: MIDDLETOWN VS THE SECTION
MIDDLETOWN ranks #7 of 109 section teams in points allowed per game (5.0) -- a strength worth a look.
MIDDLETOWN: SP STRENGTH INDEX BY SEASON
The program's index across 5 seasons on file -- -0.9 in 2022 to 6.1 in 2026.
These graphs were chosen by the program from this season's most notable numbers. Build your own -- any stat against any other, for any mix of teams, seasons or players, with a JPEG download -- in the Graph Builder.
