SAN JOSE — With a 5-yard charge up the middle, Kaimani Keanaaina scored the final touchdown, triggering a running clock that wound down St. Francis’ 56-17 victory over Bellarmine in the 79th renewal of the rivalry that has become known as The Holy War.

St. Francis scored the most points in series history on Friday night — the previous record (48) stood for only a year — while pillaging the Bells’ defense with 321 rushing yards and 10.7 yards per carry.

The Lancers (1-4, 1-1 West Catholic Athletic League) extended their dominance over Bellarmine to 10 consecutive victories, while Bellarmine (2-3, 0-2) dropped its 10th consecutive league game.

In the longest uninterrupted rivalry in Santa Clara County, and the most storied, there hasn’t been a one-possession final score since 2015, when a 28-26 result continues to stand as Bellarmine’s most recent victory. Crowd sizes that used to crack five figures were down to an estimated 1,500 at San Jose City College.

“Our young men deserve better and we have all the intentions and plans to make sure we bring this rivalry back,” Bellarmine coach David Diaz-Infante said. “And we’re headed that direction.”

In 1981, Diaz-Infante was among four future NFL players on a Bells team that beat St. Francis twice and finished 12-0 and No. 1 in the state.

A year later, with both teams undefeated, 13,000 crowded into Buck Shaw Stadium to watch St. Francis pull out a 17-3 victory behind the quarterbacking of current St. Francis coach Greg Calcagno.

Over the years, St. Francis and Bellarmine have met 11 times in the playoffs, including five Central Coast Section championship games. The regular-season winner has won at least a share of the WCAL title 46 times in the 67 years of the series, including every season from 1975-1999.

Diaz-Infante and Calcagno are reminders of the stature the rivalry once held and each coach hopes it can rise to that level again.

“We kicked their butts the whole time,” said Diaz-Infante, who was 4-0 against St. Francis from his sophomore to senior seasons. “He knows it. I know it. That’s all I really remember.”

But right now …

“We haven’t won the league title since 2015,” Diaz-Infante said. “That’s on us as a program.”

On Friday, Bellarmine unveiled two transfers in their first game, junior quarterback Kaden Hill and junior receiver/cornerback Jaeden Harris, and each provided a boost. Hill completed 21 of 37 passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns. Harris caught five passes for 104 yards, nearly matching teammate Miles Crooks’ seven catches for 112.

The Lancers countered with a rushing attack sparked by Motu Keanaaina, who gained 86 yards on seven carries before leaving early in the second quarter with an injury. Backup Loa Tuiileila gained 125 on 11 carries and Kaimani Keanaaina closed it out with 90 yards on six.