Football Recap: Catholic Wins High-Profile Matchup Against St. Thomas More

Catholic faced St. Thomas More in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Bears walked away with a 35-28 win over the Cougars. That's more bragging rights for the Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

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Previous Games (Home)

09/12/25 vs St. Thomas More	35-28
09/05/25 vs Destrehan	32-23
11/29/24 vs Archbishop Rummel	14-7
11/22/24 vs East Jefferson	42-0
11/01/24 vs Woodlawn-B.R.	33-0
+ 2 more games

Catholic's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.7 points on average over those games. As for St. Thomas More, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Catholic will face off against University Lab at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Thomas More, they will head out to challenge Acadiana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.