Football Recap: Cardinal O'Hara Lions vs. Roman Catholic Cahillite
Cardinal O'Hara entered their matchup against Roman Catholic on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lions came up short against the Cahillite, falling 33-7. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Lions, who until this contest were averaging 14.71 points allowed.
Amahj Gowans
| 10/03/25 vs Roman Catholic | 124 |
| 09/26/25 @ Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic | 109 |
| 09/19/25 vs Smyrna | 202 |
| 09/12/25 vs Upper Darby | 199 |
| 09/05/25 vs Archbishop Ryan | 192 |
| 08/29/25 @ Archbishop Wood | 194 |
When it comes to explaining why Cardinal O'Hara lost, don't look at Amahj Gowans. Despite the final result, he rushed for 124 yards and one touchdown, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Gowans' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Josh Dahn for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Cardinal O'Hara; they were averaging 6.4yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've fallen to only 5 per game.
Cardinal O'Hara's defensive line didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Tristan Laing was especially locked on to Roman Catholic's QB and sacked him twice.
Semaj Beals had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 172 yards and a pair of TDs on only 13 passes, while also punching in one rushing score for Roman Catholic. Beals' passing game has become a key predictor of the Cahillite's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.
The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 5-2. As for Roman Catholic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Cardinal O'Hara didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-14 victory against Father Judge on the 10th. As for Roman Catholic, they have also already played their next contest, a 40-39 defeat against St. Joseph's Prep on the 10th.
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