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Santa Barbara High Football Team Advances to Semifinals

Santa Barbara High football team defeated Baldwin Park 42-15 in the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs quarterfinals, advancing to the semifinals.

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Santa Barbara · November 14, 2026
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Griffin Arnold tossed four touchdown passes as the Santa Barbara High football team overcame a slow start to defeat Baldwin Park 42-15 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs (1). The Golden Tornado, led by Arnold, showed strong offensive performance, with the team averaging 43.5 points per game so far this postseason (1). [1]

Baldwin Park opened the scoring with a 24-yard field goal, but Santa Barbara quickly responded with a 23-yard touchdown run by Everett Rabb Preston, who finished with 114 yards on 17 carries (1). Rabb Preston credited the offensive line for the success, stating that the game plan was effectively implemented (1). [1]

Santa Barbara extended its lead with a 46-yard touchdown reception by Cade Mault and a 26-yard touchdown run by Nate Meister (1). The defense also played a crucial role, stifling Baldwin Park's offense and holding standout running back Jacory Coleman without a touchdown (1). [1]

In the second half, Arnold connected with Mault on touchdown passes of seven and 11 yards, increasing Santa Barbara's lead to 35-3 (1). Baldwin Park added two touchdowns but failed to convert on two-point attempts, resulting in a 35-15 deficit with less than a minute remaining in the third quarter (1). [1]

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Griffin Arnold tossed four touchdown passes as the Santa Barbara High football team overcame a slow start to defeat Baldwin Park 42-15 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs (1). Baldwin Park opened the scoring with a 24-yard field goal, but Santa Barbara quickly responded with a 23-yard touchdown run by Everett Rabb Preston, who finished with 114 yards on 17 carries (1). [1]

Santa Barbara extended its lead with a 46-yard touchdown reception by Cade Mault and a 26-yard touchdown run by Nate Meister (1). In the second half, Arnold connected with Mault on touchdown passes of seven and 11 yards, increasing Santa Barbara’s lead to 35-3 (1). [1]

Baldwin Park added two touchdowns of their own, but failed to convert on two-point attempts, making the score 35-15 with less than a minute remaining in the third quarter (1). Santa Barbara closed out the scoring with a 20-yard touchdown pass from Arnold to Roessler on a crossing route with 6:06 remaining in the fourth quarter (1). [1]

Griffin Arnold tossed four touchdown passes as the Santa Barbara High football team overcame a slow start to defeat Baldwin Park 42-15 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs (1). Baldwin Park opened the scoring with a 24-yard field goal, but Santa Barbara quickly responded with a 23-yard touchdown run by Everett Rabb Preston, who finished with 114 yards on 17 carries (1). [1]

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Santa Barbara extended its lead with a 46-yard touchdown reception by Cade Mault and a 26-yard touchdown run by Nate Meister (1). The Santa Barbara defense stifled a Baldwin Park offense that had been dynamic in a 35-34 first-round victory over Ventura, holding standout sophomore running back Jacory Coleman without a touchdown (1). [1]

In the second half, Arnold connected with Mault on touchdown passes of seven and 11 yards, increasing Santa Barbara’s lead to 35-3 (1). Baldwin Park added two touchdowns of their own, but failed to convert on two-point attempts, making the score 35-15 with less than a minute remaining in the third quarter (1). [1]

Griffin Arnold tossed four touchdown passes as the Santa Barbara High football team overcame a slow start to defeat Baldwin Park 42-15 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs (1). Baldwin Park opened the scoring with a 24-yard field goal, but Santa Barbara quickly responded with a 23-yard touchdown run by Everett Rabb Preston, who finished with 114 yards on 17 carries (1). [1]

Santa Barbara extended its lead with a 46-yard touchdown reception by Cade Mault and a 26-yard touchdown run by Nate Meister (1). The Santa Barbara defense stifled a Baldwin Park offense that had been dynamic in a 35-34 first-round victory over Ventura, holding standout sophomore running back Jacory Coleman without a touchdown (1). [1]

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In the second half, Arnold connected with Mault on touchdown passes of seven and 11 yards, increasing Santa Barbara’s lead to 35-3 (1). Baldwin Park added two touchdowns of their own, but failed to convert on two-point attempts, making the score 35-15 with less than a minute remaining in the third quarter (1). [1]

Editorial note: This article was manually published while verification remained incomplete. Further editorial review is pending.

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The Santa Barbara Independent

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