In short: Wasco Tigers high school football (Wasco, CA), 2026 season: 6-4. Last game: L 19-28 vs Shafter on October 30, 2026. Schedule and results, player season stats, stat leaders, unit grades, ScorePirate ranking and the game-by-game log.
Pass Off 37.1 · Rush Off 96.1 · Pass Def 39.0 · Rush Def 42.9
LEAGUE
SOUTH SEQUOIA
ENROLLMENT
1,693 STUDENTS (2023-24) · PUBLIC
NUMBERS TO NOTE
#37
SP Strength Index (of 113)
6-4
2026 record
+7.6
avg scoring margin, pts/gm
UNIT INDEX — GRADE (YDS VS AVG)
TEAM
PASS O
RUSH O
PASS D
RUSH D
WASCO
37.1 (-41)
96.1 (+182)
39.0 (+12)
42.9 (+11)
HEAD-TO-HEAD GAME LOG
CLEAR
SEASON NOTES
The biggest shift in Wasco's season has come in its offense. Wasco averaged 11.0 points per game over its first 3 games (2-1), #97 in Section in that timeframe. In the 7 games since that slow start (4-3), the Tigers have averaged 31.7 points per game, a 188% rise, #30 in Section in that window. The schedule deserves some of the credit: Wasco's last 7 opponents have averaged 21.7 points per game, a #41 scoring defense in Section on the season, against 18.7 points per game, #28 for the first 3. Measured against those opponents' norms (21.7 points per game), Wasco scored 46% more than those defenses usually allow. On the season, Wasco ranks #57 in Section in scoring.
No team in Section has taken better care of the ball over the last 4 games than Wasco. The Tigers committed 1.2 giveaways per game over their first 6 games (4-2), #38 in Section during that time. Over the stretch of 4 games that followed (2-2), Wasco has committed 0.0 giveaways per game, a 100% drop, #1 in Section through those games. 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 (1.6 per game), Wasco turned it over 100% less than those defenses usually force. The level of competition matters too: in ScorePirate's SP Strength Index, the last 4 opponents average a rating that would rank #37 in Section, well above the first 6 (#60), which makes the improvement more impressive. On the season, the Tigers rank #10 in Section in giveaways.
Wasco's defense from the opening weeks has gone missing since. Wasco allowed 12.0 points per game over its first 3 games (2-1), #18 in Section through that stretch. In the 7 games since that hot start (4-3), the Tigers have allowed 20.4 points per game, a 70% rise, #32 in Section over that stretch. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Wasco's last 7 opponents have averaged 28.2 points per game, a #39 offense in Section on the season, against 19.9 points per game, #81 for the first 3. Measured against those opponents' norms (28.2 points per game), Wasco held those offenses 28% below what they usually score. By that measure, the early pace looks more like the outlier than the recent one. On the season, Wasco ranks #23 in Section in scoring defense.
The Tigers allowed 9.2 yards per carry (969 yards on 105 rushes) over their first 4 games (2-2), #105 in Section within that period. Few teams started slower in this department, and few have turned it around as sharply since. In the 6 games since that slow start (4-2), Wasco has allowed 5.8 yards per carry (607 yards on 105 rushes), a 37% drop, #48 in Section across those games. The schedule doesn't explain it: the opponents in both stretches have averaged about 7.4 yards per carry on the season. Measured against those opponents' norms (7.1 yards per carry), Wasco held those rushing attacks 18% below their usual yards per carry. On the season, the Tigers rank #86 in Section in run defense.
Something changed for Wasco's defense after its first 4 games. Wasco allowed 9.9 yards per play (1,632 yards on 165 snaps) over its first 4 games (2-2), #109 in Section during those games. In the 6 games since that slow start (4-2), the Tigers have allowed 6.4 yards per play (987 yards on 154 snaps), a 35% drop, #40 in Section during that period. The schedule deserves some of the credit: Wasco's last 6 opponents have averaged 7.2 yards per play, a #43 offense in Section on the season, against 8.7 yards per play, #14 for the first 4. Measured against those opponents' norms (7.2 yards per play), Wasco held those offenses 11% below their usual yards per snap. On the season, Wasco ranks #93 in Section in yards per play allowed.
TIDBITS (9 found)
• Club The last time Wasco went a game being held under 100 rushing yards was October 20, 2022 against Taft (L, 20-31). Since then Wasco has gone 47 straight games rushing for 100+ yards, a school-record 47 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Club Wasco has gone 13 straight games being held under 200 passing yards (November 7, 2025 through October 30, 2026), going 8-5 over that stretch, a school-record 13 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Club Wasco has gone 12 straight games forcing fewer than 3 turnovers (November 14, 2025 through October 30, 2026), going 7-5 over that stretch, a school-record 12 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Club Wasco is 15-0 all time when scoring 40+ points in the games on file (15 such games).
• Player Aiden Hulsey has gone 10 straight games rushing for 100+ yards, the longest such streak of his career.
• Player Aiden Hulsey has gone 2 straight games running for a touchdown, the 4th-longest such streak of his career. He also had a career-best streak of 6 straight games running for a touchdown, during the 2025 season.
• Player Kaleb Esquivel has gone 2 straight games running for a touchdown, the longest such streak of his career.
• Player Joe Montanez has never had a game throwing for 200+ yards for Wasco, over a 13-game career on record. His career high is 187, set September 11, 2026 against Roosevelt (L, 32-33).
• Player Moroni Carranza has never had a game making 10 or more tackles for Wasco, over a 25-game career on record. His career high is 8, set September 5, 2025 against Morro Bay (W, 55-16).
SCHEDULE STRENGTH
Wasco has played a tougher-than-average schedule in the pool so far (#45 of 113).
Schedule so far · 1 = hardest
#45 of 113
avg opponent rating 6.9 over 10 games · 3 vs top-25 CIF Central Section
Monache L 29-36@Garces M… W 2-0@Foothill W 2-0@Roosevelt L 32-33Mclane W 33-26Delano W 42-8@Chavez W 33-13Kennedy L 14-28@TAFT W 49-7Shafter L 19-28
Each bar is one opponent, placed by where its rating ranks in this pool (tall and red = top 10; short and green = bottom half). Hatched bars are games still to play; the dashed line is today.
MILESTONE WATCH
Wasco
Joe Montanez needs 3 rushing yards for 500 (averaging 62.1 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 Oct 30 game; last updated Nov 3; roster and numbers checked Sep 8.
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CIF STATE RUNNER-UP (lost to St. Vincent de Paul 27-6)
Section and state results and Players of the Year: CIF-SS Record Book. League finishes: no league schedule on file yet, so none is claimed.
WEEK WRAP-UP
Wasco fell to Shafter 19-28 at home on Friday, October 30. Wasco ran for 299 yards against 0 passing.
Aiden Hulsey ran 31 times for 172 yards and 2 touchdowns. Nate Regalado ran 8 times for 60 yards. Kaleb Esquivel ran 7 times for 32 yards and a touchdown.
Season complete at 6-4 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.
WAS — 2026 OVERALL AVERAGES
SPLIT
GP
PPG
OPP PPG
YPG
OPP YPG
PLAYS/G
OPP PLAYS/G
OVERALL
10
25.5
17.9
350.7
327.4
46.5
39.9
HOME
5
27.4
25.2
379.0
315.5
48.0
41.0
ROAD
5
23.6
10.6
322.4
339.2
45.0
38.8
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 8/10, sacks allowed 8/10 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 37.1/100 (-41 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Offense: grade 96.1/100 (+182 yds/gm vs average)
Pass Defense: grade 39.0/100 (+12 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Defense: grade 42.9/100 (+11 yds/gm vs average)
Unit grades: 0-100 league percentile, adjusted for the opponents faced.
LAST YEAR
WAS finished 2025 at 10-2. Made the playoffs (2 postseason game(s) on file; exact round/result not available). Notable win: 55-54 over KENNEDY (KENNEDY finished 87% that season). Toughest loss: 33-34 to TULARE WESTERN (1-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)
WAS HAS PERFORMED BEST THIS DATA SET WHEN...
• WAS holds its opponents under 6.0 yards per play (.999), and has won 5 straight when doing so
• WAS forces 1+ takeaways (.733), and has won 4 straight when doing so
• WAS commits fewer than 2 giveaways (.667), but most recently lost to Shafter when doing so
• WAS holds its opponents under 8.0 yards per attempt (.778), and has won 3 straight when doing so
• WAS's offense has failed to reach 200 pass yds in 13 straight games (11/07/2025-10/30/2026), going 8-5 over that stretch.
• WAS's offense has exceeded 100 rush yds in 13 straight games (11/07/2025-10/30/2026), going 8-5 over that stretch.
• WAS's offense has exceeded 150 rush yds in 13 straight games (11/07/2025-10/30/2026), going 8-5 over that stretch.
• WAS's offense has exceeded 5.0 YPC in 13 straight games (11/07/2025-10/30/2026), going 8-5 over that stretch.
• WAS's offense has averaged 0.0 giveaways per game over their last 3 games. Their 22-game average is 0.8 giveaways per game. (-100%)
• WAS's defense has averaged 0.3 takeaways per game over their last 3 games. Their 22-game average is 1.2 takeaways per game. (-72%)
• WAS's offense has averaged 21.0 pass yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 20-game average is 68.2 pass yards per game. (-69%)
• WAS's offense has averaged 19.2 YPA over their last 3 games. Their 17-game average is 11.8 YPA. (+63%)
• WAS is 10-0 (.999) when it wins the turnover battle
• WAS's defense has averaged 70.5 pass yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 20-game average is 135.0 pass yards per game. (-48%)
• WAS's defense has averaged 8.5 YPC over their last 3 games. Their 20-game average is 6.5 YPC. (+32%)
WAS — OFFENSE SCORING SITUATION — 2024-26 (32 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
Scores <10
2-1
.667
4.0
Scores 10-19
1-6
.143
15.0
Scores 20-29
2-1
.667
26.3
Scores 30-39
6-3
.667
33.2
Scores 40+
10-0
1.000
51.4
WAS — OFFENSE — 2026 (10 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
STRK
YPA 8.0+
3-3
.500
33.2
W1
YPA < 8.0
3-0
1.000
12.3
W3
1 games without this stat on file
Pass Yds 200+
--
--
--
--
Pass Yds < 200
6-4
.600
25.5
L1
Rush Yds 100+
6-4
.600
25.5
L1
Rush Yds < 100
--
--
--
--
Rush Yds 150+
6-4
.600
25.5
L1
Rush Yds < 150
--
--
--
--
YPC 5.0+
6-4
.600
25.5
L1
YPC < 5.0
--
--
--
--
YPP 6.0+
4-2
.667
31.2
W3
YPP < 6.0
2-2
.500
17.0
L2
YPP 7.0+
3-2
.600
37.0
W3
YPP < 7.0
3-2
.600
14.0
L2
Turnovers 1+
3-2
.600
27.6
W2
Turnovers < 1
3-2
.600
23.4
L1
Turnovers 2+
1-1
.500
37.0
W1
Turnovers > 2
--
--
--
--
WAS — OFFENSE SCORING SITUATION — 2026 (10 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
Scores <10
2-0
1.000
2.0
Scores 10-19
0-2
.000
16.5
Scores 20-29
0-1
.000
29.0
Scores 30-39
2-1
.667
32.7
Scores 40+
2-0
1.000
45.5
WAS — DEFENSE — 2024-26 (32 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
STRK
YPA 8.0+
5-6
.455
27.7
L1
YPA < 8.0
7-2
.778
15.4
W3
12 games without this stat on file
Pass Yds 200+
2-2
.500
24.2
W1
Pass Yds < 200
10-6
.625
21.7
W1
12 games without this stat on file
Rush Yds 100+
8-6
.571
24.2
W1
Rush Yds < 100
4-2
.667
17.5
W2
12 games without this stat on file
Rush Yds 150+
5-5
.500
26.1
W1
Rush Yds < 150
7-3
.700
18.3
W4
12 games without this stat on file
YPC 5.0+
8-7
.533
25.5
W1
YPC < 5.0
4-1
.800
12.4
W3
12 games without this stat on file
YPP 6.0+
7-8
.467
27.3
L1
YPP < 6.0
5-0
1.000
7.0
W5
12 games without this stat on file
YPP 7.0+
4-6
.400
29.0
L2
YPP < 7.0
8-2
.800
15.4
W5
12 games without this stat on file
Turnovers 1+
11-4
.733
20.7
W4
Turnovers < 1
2-5
.286
25.0
L2
10 games without this stat on file
Turnovers 2+
7-1
.875
13.0
W6
10 games without this stat on file
Turnovers > 2
3-0
1.000
6.7
W3
10 games without this stat on file
WAS — DEFENSE SCORING SITUATION — 2024-26 (32 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
Allows <10
11-0
1.000
3.8
Allows 10-19
4-0
1.000
14.2
Allows 20-29
5-3
.625
26.1
Allows 30-39
0-6
.000
34.8
Allows 40+
1-2
.333
45.3
WAS — DEFENSE — 2026 (10 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
STRK
YPA 8.0+
2-2
.500
16.0
L1
YPA < 8.0
3-1
.750
18.5
W3
2 games without this stat on file
Pass Yds 200+
1-1
.500
18.0
W1
Pass Yds < 200
4-2
.667
17.0
W1
2 games without this stat on file
Rush Yds 100+
4-3
.571
18.6
W1
Rush Yds < 100
1-0
1.000
8.0
W1
2 games without this stat on file
Rush Yds 150+
4-3
.571
18.6
W1
Rush Yds < 150
1-0
1.000
8.0
W1
2 games without this stat on file
YPC 5.0+
4-3
.571
18.6
W1
YPC < 5.0
1-0
1.000
8.0
W1
2 games without this stat on file
YPP 6.0+
3-3
.500
20.5
L1
YPP < 6.0
2-0
1.000
7.5
W2
2 games without this stat on file
YPP 7.0+
2-3
.400
19.4
L2
YPP < 7.0
3-0
1.000
13.7
W3
2 games without this stat on file
Turnovers 1+
5-1
.833
14.5
W4
Turnovers < 1
1-3
.250
23.0
L2
Turnovers 2+
3-0
1.000
11.3
W3
Turnovers > 2
--
--
--
--
WAS — DEFENSE SCORING SITUATION — 2026 (10 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
Allows <10
4-0
1.000
3.8
Allows 10-19
1-0
1.000
13.0
Allows 20-29
1-2
.333
27.3
Allows 30-39
0-2
.000
34.5
Allows 40+
--
--
--
ON THE BRINK
WASCO
• WASCO has played turnover-free in 4 straight games (10/9/26–10/30/26). It has not reached 5 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
• WASCO has had a 100-yard rusher in 16 straight games (10/10/25–10/30/26). It has not reached 17 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
• WASCO has been held under 100 passing in 5 straight games (10/2/26–10/30/26). It has not reached 6 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
• WASCO has rushed for 200+ in 11 straight games (11/21/25–10/30/26). It has not reached 12 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
WAS's defense has averaged 0.3 takeaways per game over their last 3 games. Their 22-game average is 1.2 takeaways per game. (-72%)
WAS's defense has averaged 70.5 pass yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 20-game average is 135.0 pass yards per game. (-48%)
WAS's defense has averaged 8.5 YPC over their last 3 games. Their 20-game average is 6.5 YPC. (+32%)
WAS's defense has averaged 236.3 total yards per game over their last 5 games. Their 20-game average is 307.1 total yards per game. (-23%)
WAS's defense has averaged 9.6 YPA over their last 15 games. Their 20-game average is 12.3 YPA. (-22%)
WAS's defense has averaged 208.5 rush yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 20-game average is 172.1 rush yards per game. (+21%)
(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)
Where WASCO sits among 114 section teams on the two Unit Index composites -- Offense Grade 68.1, Defense Grade 37.0.
PASS YARDS ALLOWED / GAME: WASCO VS THE SECTION
WASCO ranks #93 of 96 section teams in passing yards allowed per game (205.7) -- a weakness worth a look.
WASCO: SP STRENGTH INDEX BY SEASON
The program's index across 5 seasons on file -- -2.2 in 2022 to -2.7 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.
