Football Preview: Bishop O'Dowd Dragons vs. Cardinal Newman Cardinals
The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will venture away from home to face off against the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Bishop O'Dowd ended up a good deal behind McClymonds and lost 28-14. The loss was the Dragons' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Armijo 56-21 at home. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Royals are ranked 430th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal Newman can attribute much of their success to Jamari Gentry, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and Zion Cargill, who gained 115 total yards and two touchdowns. Cargill really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kahlio Vaetoe, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cardinal Newman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 433 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Cardinal Newman's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jesse Myers and Vaetoe who racked up four sacks between them.
Bishop O'Dowd's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Cardinal Newman, their record is now 3-0.
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