Football Preview: St. Francis Golden Knights vs. Cathedral Phantoms
The St. Francis Golden Knights will face off against the Cathedral Phantoms at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
St. Francis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 39-30 victory over Paraclete on Friday.
Meanwhile, Cathedral waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 42-10 win over the Warriors on the road. Given the Phantoms' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Warriors are ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jaden Jefferson, who threw for 165 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Quentin Hale was in the mix as well, providing Cathedral with three touchdowns.
Cathedral didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sean Brooks and Rashaun Covington. Brooks is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Faruq Muhammad was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 11 total tackles, and defending a pass.
St. Francis' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Cathedral, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
St. Francis strolled past Cathedral in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 41-25. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Jefferson, who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 63 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Francis still be able to contain Jefferson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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