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The St. Pius X (Kansas City, MO) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against St. James Academy (Lenexa, KS) by a score of 27-21.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
St. James Academy	-	-	-	-	27
St. Pius X	-	-	-	-	21

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Game Stats

St. James Academy (25-26)

St. James Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	15	20	173	.750	11.5	0	1	28	79.8
14	John Hornback (Jr)	15	20	173	.750	11.5	0	1	28	79.8

St. James Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	37	205	5.5	16	1	4
8	F. Menghini (Sr)	1	12	12.0	12	0
14	John Hornback (Jr)	15	80	5.3	16	0
21	Jake House (Sr)	21	113	5.4	14	1	4

St. James Academy

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	15	173	11.5	28
5	Cory Kirchner (Jr)	1	5	5.0	5
6	Luke Niesen (Jr)	3	58	19.3	28
11	Alec Jett (Sr)	5	48	9.6	11
13	P. Canzoneri (Sr)	1	13	13.0	13
21	Jake House (Sr)	5	49	9.8	20

St. James Academy

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
21	Jake House (Sr)	1	1

St. James Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	205	173	18	396
1	Gavin Puchalla (Sr)			18	18
5	Cory Kirchner (Jr)		5		5
6	Luke Niesen (Jr)		58		58
8	F. Menghini (Sr)	12			12
11	Alec Jett (Sr)		48		48
13	P. Canzoneri (Sr)		13		13
14	John Hornback (Jr)	80			80
21	Jake House (Sr)	113	49	0	162

St. James Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	205	173	173	378
5	Cory Kirchner (Jr)			5	5
6	Luke Niesen (Jr)			58	58
8	F. Menghini (Sr)	12			12
11	Alec Jett (Sr)			48	48
13	P. Canzoneri (Sr)			13	13
14	John Hornback (Jr)	80	173		253
21	Jake House (Sr)	113		49	162

St. James Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	33	14	47	2.0
1	Gavin Puchalla (Sr)	5	5	10	.0
2	Brady Boydston (Sr)	1		1	.0
4	Billy Burns (Sr)	1	2	3	.0
7	Sam Charlton (Sr)	2	1	3	.0
9	Jonah Myers (Sr)	2		2	.0
19	C. Shotkoski (Sr)	4	1	5	.0
22	Cameron Seeling (Sr)	6		6	2.0
24	Brinton Banker (Jr)	1	1	2	.0
28	Dylan Spaeth (Sr)	1		1	.0
40	Brennan Jones (Sr)	2	1	3	.0
45	Andy Devers (Sr)	2		2	.0
48	Ryan Troyer (Sr)	3	1	4	.0
55	Andrew Maurer (Sr)	3	1	4	.0
87	Trent Helmer (Sr)		1	1	.0

St. James Academy

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	0
55	Andrew Maurer (Sr)	1.0	0

St. James Academy

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Fmb Rec
	Team Totals	2
40	Brennan Jones (Sr)	1
87	Trent Helmer (Sr)	1

St. James Academy

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	6	358	59.7	60	5
36	Brayden Stoker (So)	6	358	59.7	60	5

St. James Academy

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	18	9.0	18	18
1	Gavin Puchalla (Sr)	1	18	18.0	18	18
21	Jake House (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0

St. James Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	0	3
21	Jake House (Sr)	4	24
98	James Ewing (Jr)			0	3

St. James Academy

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	4	.8					3
98	James Ewing (Jr)	3	4	.8					3

St. James Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	4						4
21	Jake House (Sr)	4						4

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St. Pius X (25-26)

St. Pius X has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Missouri High School Football - St. Pius X tipped by St. James Academy

October 3, 2025: Kansas City, MO 64116

The St. Pius X Warriors football team (Kansas City, MO), was tipped 27-21 in Friday's non-league bout with the visiting St. James Academy Thunder (Lenexa, KS)

With the win, St. James Academy advances its record to 4-1 on the season. The Thunder host Blue Valley North (Overland Park, KS) to encounter the Mustangs in a Eastern Kansas bout on Friday, October 10. The Mustangs go into the bout with a record of 2-3. Blue Valley North lost 35-7 in their recent league bout against Blue Valley (Stilwell, KS)

The Warriors now own a 2-4 record. They play next when they travel to Bishop Miege for a non-league bout on Friday, October 10. St. Pius X will encounter a Stags team coming off a 43-14 league loss to Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, KS). The Stags record now stands at 2-3.

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Players of the Game

St. James Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #14 John Hornback (overall), #21 Jake House (offensive), #22 Cameron Seeling (defensive) and #89 Jace Wright (special teams) for being selected the St. James Academy Football Players of the Game.

St. Pius X (25-26)

St. Pius X has not selected any Players of the Game.

SJA @ St. Pius X Football Game Info

Fri., Oct. 3, 2025 @ 7p

St. Pius X High School

The St. Pius X (Kansas City, MO) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against St. James Academy (Lenexa, KS) by a score of 27-21.

Rankings & Records

St. James Academy (25-26)

KS	Class
12	4

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
8-1	4-1	6-0	2-1	.889	.800	287	206

St. Pius X (25-26)

MO	Class
49	13

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
6-4	1-0	3-3	3-1	.600	1.000	304	256

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
St. James Academy	4.6	7.6	7.6	10.2	31.9
St. Pius X	6.7	12.7	0	10.0	30.4

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Team Stat Comparison

St. James Academy		St. Pius X
207.4	Rushing Yards Per Game	-
176.4	Passing Yards Per Game	-
183.1	Receiving Yards Per Game	-
383.9	Total Yards Per Game	-
58.0	Tackles Per Game	-
2.1	Sacks Per Game	-
1.7	Points Per Game	-

Team Leaders

St. James Academy		St. Pius X	National Avg.
#21 Jake House111.4	Rushing Yards Per Game	-	11.7
#14 John Hornback159.2	Passing Yards Per Game	-	11.6
#11 Alec Jett75.2	Receiving Yards Per Game	-	9.3
#14 John Hornback221.7	Total Yards Per Game	-	25.6
#1 Gavin Puchalla8.1	Tackles Per Game	-	2.6
#40 Brennan Jones0.4	Sacks Per Game	-	0.2
#36 Brayden Stoker1.9	Points Per Game	-	2.0

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
St. James Academy	1-0		St. Pius X	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
9/5/25	Bishop Miege	St. James Academy	(W) 24-0		10/10/25	St. Pius X	Bishop Miege	(W) 45-21

Record Breakdown

St. James Academy (25-26)		St. Pius X (25-26)
8-1	Overall	6-4
4-1	League	1-0
3-0	Non-League	4-4
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
1-0	Common Opponent	1-0
6-0	Home	3-3
2-1	Away	3-1
0-0	Neutral	0-0
1-0	Playoff	1-0
7-1	In-State	4-2
1-0	Out-of-State	2-2