Football Preview: Cardinal Newman Crusaders vs. Jesuit Tigers
The Cardinal Newman Crusaders will square off against the Jesuit Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Newman knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Jesuit likes a good challenge.
Cardinal Newman's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Clewiston 48-0 at home. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Tigers are ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jyron Hughley was his usual excellent self, throwing for 276 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Leslie Mosley also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jesuit). They took their matchup at home last Friday with ease, bagging a 45-8 victory over Blake. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Tigers just coasted through the last quarter.
Will Griffin 2026 Qb continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 206 yards and six touchdowns on only 17 passes. Trent Teeling did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 80 receiving yards.
Cardinal Newman's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Jesuit, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Cardinal Newman has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 227.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Jesuit, though, as they've been averaging only 90.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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