Football Recap: St. Joseph Academy Flashes vs. Oak Hall Eagles
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Joseph Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. They breezed by the Oak Hall Eagles to the tune of 52-20. The result was nothing new for the Flashes, who have now won eight matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
St. Joseph Academy was led to victory by Jack Fox and Cody Ott. Fox rushed for 155 yards on only 13 carries, while Ott threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Fox is now averaging an impressive 101.9 rushing yards per game.
St. Joseph Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
St. Joseph Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out Dakota Brower. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Max Grimes and Dominic Puntillo, who racked up four sacks between them.
Despite the loss, Oak Hall still got an impressive performance from Briggs Copeland, who picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Copeland really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 83 yards. Oak Hall also got help from Bear Wooley, who showed off his sure hands for 91 receiving yards.
St. Joseph Academy's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Oak Hall, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
St. Joseph Academy will take on Foundation Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.4 points per game this season. Oak Hall does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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