Football Preview: Bellarmine College Prep Bells vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish
The Bellarmine College Prep Bells will challenge the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bellarmine College Prep is looking for their season's first victory.
Bellarmine College Prep is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Archbishop Mitty on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bellarmine College Prep had to suffer through a 41-7 loss at the hands of Archbishop Mitty. The Bells were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-0.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 45-28 to St. Ignatius College Preparatory. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Wildcats are ranked 36th).
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory might have lost, but man, Michael Sargent was a machine: he threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. Obryan Flanigan was another key player, picking up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bellarmine College Prep's record now sits at 0-9. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their record is now 3-6.
Bellarmine College Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 23-13. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Flanigan, who picked up 134 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bellarmine College Prep still be able to contain Flanigan? There's only one way to find out.
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