Football Recap: Cathedral Phantoms vs. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors
Cathedral had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors 42-10 on the road. Considering the Phantoms have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cathedral found their leader in underclassman Jaden Jefferson, who threw for 165 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Those five passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Jefferson. Another player making a difference was Quentin Hale, who picked up 37 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Cathedral didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sean Brooks and Rashaun Covington. Brooks is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's side was Faruq Muhammad, who picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles, and defended a pass.
Cathedral's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Cathedral will look to defend their home field on Friday against St. Francis at 7:00 p.m. St. Francis will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Bishop Alemany at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy is facing Bishop Alemany at the right time seeing as Bishop Alemany is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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