Football Preview: Chaminade Flyers vs. Xavier Knights
Two dominant backs in Peter Gerbasi and Jerry Kuharski are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Chaminade Flyers will head out on the road to challenge the Xavier Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Chaminade is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Iona Prep, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Chaminade was ranked ninth). Chaminade lost 28-7 to Iona Prep on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Flyers have suffered since November 3, 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Xavier, who bounced back after a loss on the road on October 11th. They claimed a resounding 35-6 win over Christ the King. With that victory, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 26.7 points per game.
Kuharski was his usual excellent self, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also catching a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Peter Heaney, who threw for 107 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Xavier was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Chaminade's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Xavier, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Chaminade won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, slipping by Xavier 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chaminade since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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