In short: Pleasant Grove Eagles high school football (Elk Grove, CA), 2026 season: 4-6 in the Delta League League. Last game: L 13-49 vs Elk Grove on November 6, 2026. Schedule and results, player season stats, stat leaders, unit grades, ScorePirate ranking and the game-by-game log.
The biggest shift in Pleasant Grove's season has come in its defense. Pleasant Grove forced 0.8 takeaways per game over its first 5 games (2-3), #108 in Section in that timeframe. In the 5 games since that slow start (2-3), the Eagles have forced 2.5 takeaways per game, a 212% rise, #9 in Section in that window. The schedule deserves some of the credit: Pleasant Grove's last 5 opponents have averaged 1.6 per game, a #103 offense in Section on the season, against 1.3 per game, #69 for the first 5. Measured against those opponents' norms (1.6 per game), Pleasant Grove forced 61% more turnovers than those offenses usually give up. On the season, Pleasant Grove ranks #56 in Section in takeaways.
Pleasant Grove's run defense from the opening weeks has gone missing since. The Eagles allowed 5.5 yards per carry (890 yards on 162 rushes) over their first 6 games (3-3), #50 in Section during that time. Over the stretch of 4 games that followed (1-3), Pleasant Grove has allowed 8.9 yards per carry (1,002 yards on 113 rushes), a 61% rise, #131 in Section through those games. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Pleasant Grove's last 4 opponents have averaged 6.9 yards per carry, a #54 rushing attack in Section on the season, against 5.0 yards per carry, #109 for the first 6. Measured against those opponents' norms (6.9 yards per carry), Pleasant Grove allowed 28% more per carry than those rushing attacks usually gain. On the season, the Eagles rank #103 in Section in run defense.
Something changed for Pleasant Grove's ball security after its first 4 games. Pleasant Grove committed 1.5 giveaways per game over its first 4 games (1-3), #84 in Section through that stretch. In the 6 games since that slow start (3-3), the Eagles have committed 0.6 giveaways per game, a 60% drop, #15 in Section over that stretch. The schedule doesn't explain it: the opponents in both stretches have averaged about 1.6 per game on the season. Measured against those opponents' norms (1.5 per game), Pleasant Grove turned it over 60% less than those defenses usually force. On the season, Pleasant Grove ranks #38 in Section in giveaways.
Pleasant Grove's offense has scored less as the year has continued. The Eagles averaged 27.5 points per game over their first 6 games (3-3), #68 in Section within that period. Over the stretch of 4 games that followed (1-3), Pleasant Grove has averaged 18.5 points per game, a 33% drop, #107 in Section across those games. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Pleasant Grove's last 4 opponents have averaged 26.6 points per game, a #86 scoring defense in Section on the season, against 32.4 points per game, #112 for the first 6. Measured against those opponents' norms (26.6 points per game), Pleasant Grove scored 31% less than those defenses usually allow. Pleasant Grove was held to 14 points or fewer 3 times in those games, including 0 against ScorePirate CIF Sac-Joaquin Section #23 Monterey Trail on 10/16. On the season, the Eagles rank #89 in Section in scoring.
One of Pleasant Grove's shakiest areas lately has been its defense. Pleasant Grove allowed 7.1 yards per play (2,094 yards on 295 snaps) over its first 6 games (3-3), #85 in Section during those games. Over the stretch of 4 games that followed (1-3), the Eagles have allowed 9.3 yards per play (1,583 yards on 171 snaps), a 30% rise, #123 in Section during that period. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Pleasant Grove's last 4 opponents have averaged 7.9 yards per play, a #49 offense in Section on the season, against 6.6 yards per play, #84 for the first 6. Measured against those opponents' norms (7.9 yards per play), Pleasant Grove allowed 17% more per snap than those offenses usually gain. On the season, Pleasant Grove ranks #106 in Section in yards per play allowed.
TIDBITS (8 found)
• Club Pleasant Grove has gone 21 straight games being held under 200 passing yards (August 22, 2025 through November 6, 2026), going 11-10 over that stretch, a school-record 21 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Club Pleasant Grove has gone 9 straight games allowing 100+ rushing yards (September 4, 2026 through November 6, 2026), going 3-6 over that stretch, a school-record 9 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Club Pleasant Grove has gone 9 straight games allowing 6.0+ yards per play (September 4, 2026 through November 6, 2026), going 3-6 over that stretch, a school-record 9 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Player Alex Yang has 477 rushing yards over his last 3 games (159.0 a game, October 23, 2026 through November 6, 2026) -- his most in a 3-game stretch on record.
• Player Alex Yang has 5 rushing touchdowns over his last 3 games (1.7 a game, October 23, 2026 through November 6, 2026) -- his most in a 3-game stretch on record.
• Player Robert Wainaina has 6 rushing touchdowns over his last 4 games (1.5 a game, September 25, 2026 through November 6, 2026) -- his most in a 4-game stretch on record.
• Player Braden Davis has 33 tackles over his last 4 games (8.2 a game, October 16, 2026 through November 6, 2026) -- his most in a 4-game stretch since the 35 he had from September 11, 2026 through October 2, 2026.
• Player Charlie Huyett has never had a game making 10 or more tackles for Pleasant Grove, over a 20-game career on record. His career high is 7, set October 3, 2025 against Monterey Trail (L, 0-35).
MILESTONE WATCH
Pleasant Grove
Jaxon Kertel needs 3 tackles for 50 (averaging 4.7 a game)
Charlie Huyett needs 5 tackles for 50 (averaging 5.0 a game)
Cordell Berube needs 5 tackles for 50 (averaging 4.5 a game)
Every player with a stat on file, listed only where he has one. Open the arrow beside a name for his game-by-game line. Stats through the Nov 6 game; last updated Nov 12; roster and numbers checked Sep 3.
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Delta League LEAGUE CHAMPION (4-2 in league, shared with FRANKLIN)
2024
Delta League LEAGUE CHAMPION (3-3 in league)
Section and state results and Players of the Year: CIF-SS Record Book. League finishes judged from league schedules on file (2022-2025 seasons); earlier league titles are not on file.
WEEK WRAP-UP
Pleasant Grove fell to Elk Grove 13-49 at home on Friday, November 6. Pleasant Grove ran for 293 yards against 27 passing, and the defense turned a 519-yard night for Elk Grove into 49 points.
Alex Yang ran 30 times for 246 yards and 2 touchdowns. Braden Davis had 12 tackles. Dax Carter had 12 tackles.
For Elk Grove, O'Shea Heffernan completed 5 of 8 for 79 yards, ran 19 times for 224 yards and 4 touchdowns and added 9 tackles on defense; Jason Ballesteros Jr. ran 18 times for 152 yards and a touchdown.
Pleasant Grove is 4-6, #69 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section.
Season complete at 4-6 with no games on file beyond a normal 10-game regular season -- read as no postseason appearance. This library still has no playoff-round/bracket source, so this label comes from game count alone, not a confirmed bracket result.
PG — 2026 OVERALL AVERAGES
SPLIT
GP
PPG
OPP PPG
YPG
OPP YPG
PLAYS/G
OPP PLAYS/G
OVERALL
10
23.9
32.7
268.7
367.7
45.5
46.6
HOME
5
23.2
31.0
304.6
333.8
50.8
43.6
ROAD
5
24.6
34.4
232.8
401.6
40.2
49.6
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 (turnovers 9/10 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 22.9/100 (-71 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Offense: grade 70.6/100 (+38 yds/gm vs average)
Pass Defense: grade 31.7/100 (+22 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Defense: grade 30.7/100 (+36 yds/gm vs average)
Unit grades: 0-100 league percentile, adjusted for the opponents faced.
LAST YEAR
PG finished 2025 at 7-4. Made the playoffs (1 postseason game(s) on file; exact round/result not available). Notable win: 14-13 over TOKAY (TOKAY finished 73% that season). Toughest loss: 34-39 to FRANKLIN (5-point margin).
• PLEASANT GROVE has been held under 100 passing in 19 straight games (9/5/25–11/6/26). It has not reached 20 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
• PLEASANT GROVE has had a 100-yard rusher in 2 straight games (10/30/26–11/6/26). It has not had a 100-yard rusher in 3 straight since 9/18/26–10/2/26 (2026).
• PLEASANT GROVE has rushed for 200+ in 2 straight games (10/30/26–11/6/26). It has not rushed for 200+ in 3 straight since 10/10/25–8/28/26 (2026). It has reached 3 straight 2 times in the last 4 years and has reached a high of 6 straight (2026) in that span.
PG's defense has averaged 2.5 takeaways per game over their last 5 games. Their 31-game average is 1.4 takeaways per game. (+76%)
PG's defense has averaged 36.7 points allowed per game over their last 3 games. Their 32-game average is 23.2 points allowed per game. (+58%)
PG's defense has averaged 228.2 rush yards per game over their last 5 games. Their 31-game average is 169.7 rush yards per game. (+34%)
PG's defense has averaged 7.8 YPC over their last 7 games. Their 31-game average is 5.8 YPC. (+33%)
PG's defense has averaged 9.1 YPP over their last 7 games. Their 31-game average is 7.1 YPP. (+29%)
PG's defense has averaged 402.3 total yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 31-game average is 329.4 total yards per game. (+22%)
PG's defense has averaged 10.4 YPA over their last 3 games. Their 31-game average is 8.7 YPA. (+20%)
(moved to the Appendix, Data Export 1, to keep this section shorter -- the full spreadsheet-paste table is there unchanged)
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 -- 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)
PLEASANT GROVE (ELK GROVE): OFFENSE VS DEFENSE, 2026
Where PLEASANT GROVE (ELK GROVE) sits among 148 section teams on the two Unit Index composites -- Offense Grade 49.8, Defense Grade 47.9.
YARDS / ATTEMPT: PLEASANT GROVE (ELK GROVE) VS THE SECTION
PLEASANT GROVE (ELK GROVE) ranks #126 of 127 section teams in yards per attempt (0.00) -- a weakness worth a look.
PLEASANT GROVE (ELK GROVE): SP STRENGTH INDEX BY SEASON
The program's index across 5 seasons on file -- -3.6 in 2022 to 3.0 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.
