Flag Football Recap: St. Mary's Extends Winning Streak to Six

Knights

Previous 6 Games

10/30/25 vs Thunderbird	13-0
10/28/25 @ Goldwater	39-0
10/23/25 @ Deer Valley	23-7
10/21/25 @ Shadow Mountain	33-0
10/16/25 vs Peoria	21-0
10/07/25 @ Coronado	35-0

St. Mary had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 13-0 win over the Thunderbird Titans. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The critical scores for St. Mary's came from Nicah Caraveo and Ariana Manning.

St. Mary's run defense was locked in: Thunderbird could only muster -1.1 yards per carry. While two picked up at least two total tackles, Itzary Jacobo stood above the rest. She picked up two sacks and made two total tackles. St. Mary's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.9.

St. Mary's defense also made the game a nightmare for Brianna Nystuen, racking up eight sacks. Ava Gonzalez and Manning were the leaders of the group effort as each produced three apiece.

St. Mary's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Thunderbird, they now have a losing record of 6-7.

St. Mary's has already played their next matchup, a 12-6 win against Westview on the 4th. As for Thunderbird, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 31-0 defeat against Paradise Honors on the 4th.