Football Game Preview: St. Pius X Sartans vs. Manzano Monarchs

The St. Pius X Sartans will face off against the Manzano Monarchs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Pius X will aim to continue their five-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.

St. Pius X is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-12 victory over Valencia. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-12.

Isaiah Carpenter

Passing Touchdowns

10/24/25 @ Valencia	4
10/18/25 vs Chaparral	4
10/10/25 vs Portales	3

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Pius X to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaiah Carpenter, who threw for 200 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. Carpenter has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Hershul Olloway Jr helped Carpenter out on the ground, rushing for 120 yards and a pair of TDs on only six carries.

Meanwhile, Manzano came into Saturday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 36-25 win over Silver on Saturday.

Manzano found their leader in sophomore Broden Price, who rushed for 170 yards and one score. Another receiver making a difference was Aiden Erickson, who picked up 74 receiving yards and one touchdown.

Manzano was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Manzano didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Erickson and Justin Duran. Erickson got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Manzano now has a winning record of 5-4. As for St. Pius X, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.

St. Pius X beat Manzano 16-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Sartans repeat their success, or do the Monarchs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.