Football Recap: Byers Piles Up the Points Against St. Mary's + How To Watch

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Byers). They breezed past the St. Mary's Pirates to the tune of 56-14 on Friday. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 36-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates had little chance of recovering from.

James Maes

Passing Touchdowns (Career)

10/31/25 vs St. Mary's	6
09/05/25 vs Lyons	4
10/24/25 @ Calhan	3
10/11/25 @ Simla	3
08/29/25 @ Rocky Ford	3

Byers' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was James Maes, who threw for 165 yards and six TDs while completing 72.2% of his passes. Those six passing touchdowns gave Maes a new career-high. Byers' leading receiver Benjamin McPherson was Maes' top target yet again, picking up 92 receiving yards and three scores, while also rushing for 96 yards on only five carries.

Byers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Mary's only rushed for 109.

Byers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as McPherson, George Wyatt Earl, and Millio Guerue picked up one apiece.

Defeat or not, St. Mary's got some senior leadership from Jackson Beam and Michael Trechter. Beam picked up 180 receiving yards and one touchdown, while Trechter rushed for 109 yards and one TD on only ten carries. Those 180 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Beam.

Byers has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.3 points over those games. As for St. Mary's, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.

Byers will square off against Dayspring Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Maes and Hawkins Flanagan. St. Mary's does not have any more games scheduled as of now.