Football Recap: Bishop Manogue Takes a Loss + How To Watch

Bishop Manogue was the 21-14 winner over St. Mary when they last played one another back in August of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Miners fell 51-38 to the Rams on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (36), the Miners still had to take the loss.

When it comes to explaining why Bishop Manogue lost, don't look at Brandon Mann. Despite the final result, he threw for 229 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 104 yards on only 12 carries. Nate Simmons was in the mix as well, providing the Miners with three scores.

St. Mary's can attribute much of their success to Jaden Galvan, who threw for 188 yards and three TDs. That's the most passing touchdowns Galvan has posted since back in September of 2024. Kenneth Moore iii was Galvan's top target, picking up 51 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Bishop Manogue's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Bishop Manogue and St. Mary's should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in their respective state rankings. The Miners will challenge Rocklin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (4 vs. 25). Meanwhile, St. Mary's (ranked 29th) will meet Central Catholic (ranked 89th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.