They battled all season and worked their way into the CIF Division V football championship last Saturday night at Southwestern College. But when all was said and done, a Bishop’s School football squad just didn’t have enough answers to stop Francis Parker High, which captured the crown with a 51-22 victory over the Knights. Francis Parker (12-1) QB Deon Randall (163 yards rushing, 132 yards passing) proved a thorn in the side of the Bishop’s (7-7) defense, rushing for three scores and passing for four, en route to a night of nearly 300 yards total offense just on his own. Down 30-0 at one point in the second quarter, Bishop’s scored 22 unanswered points to make a game of it before Francis Parker pulled away in the second half. “We are very proud of our team,” Bishop’s head coach Mike David said afterward. “To go through the CIF playoffs and defeat two teams (Horizon, Christian) that had previously beat us is a credit to the great character of these players.” While Bishop’s finished the season with a loss, the Knights put up some big numbers during the fall. On offense, Bishop’s rushed for 3,262 yards on the season behind the offensive line of Anthony Watkins, Alex Carillo, Jesse Ramey, Erick Owens, Peter Fraga and Rey Felix. With limited action this season, Jacob Kelly rushed for 591 yards and 11 TDs; Mike Jensen rushed for 688 yards and caught 35 passes for 569 yards and a total of 16 TDs; fullback Micah Seau had 540 yards rushing, 311 yards receiving and 10 TDs; running back Kyle Jester rushed 71 times for 748 yards; and running back AJ Chederick had 66 rushes for 477 yards. Tight end /kicker Justin Peabody led all scoring with 98 total points, while receiver Hector Eribez had 19 catches for 322 yards. Freshman QB Joey Moreno looks to have a bright future directing the offense, as he finished the season 128-of-216 for 1,821 yards and 20 TDs. The Knights had more than 5,000 total yards on the season as a team. Defensively, Mike Jensen finished the season with 134 tackles, while Seau had 131 tackles. Nine starters will return for the Knights on defense in 2009. “Not only are we excited about how our season finished this year, but we are looking forward to seeing these players come back next season,” David added.