Football Recap: John Paul II Takes a Loss

The John Paul II Cardinals came up short against the Atlas HomeSchool Rattlers on Friday and fell 34-21. The Cardinals were down 34-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Braden Harbour

Receiving Yards

09/19/25 @ Greenhill	207
10/03/25 vs Atlas HomeSchool	129
08/29/25 @ Shelton	90
09/13/25 vs Nolan Catholic	88
09/26/25 @ St. Mark's	86

Despite the loss, John Paul II still got an impressive performance from Cade Lynch, who threw for 226 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards. A healthy portion of Lynch's aerial production (129 yards to be exact) went to Braden Harbour.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Atlas HomeSchool to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alex Davis, who rushed for 178 yards on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards Davis has posted since back in October of 2024. Christopher Stewart was another key player, rushing for 96 yards and one TD on only 13 carries.

This is the second loss in a row for John Paul II and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Atlas HomeSchool, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. John Paul II will welcome Dallas HSAA at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Atlas HomeSchool, they will take on Bishop Dunne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rattlers will be up against the Falcons' rather soft defense (which has allowed 46.25 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.