Football Recap: Saint James Piles Up the Points Against Potomac School

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Previous Games

10/25/25 - Home	59-21 W
10/25/24 - Away	16-33 L
10/28/23 - Home	37-28 W
10/22/22 - Away	28-25 W
10/23/21 - Home	36-14 W
+ 5 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Saint James). They blew past the Potomac School Panthers 59-21 on Saturday. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 43rd in Maryland, while the Panthers are ranked 148th in Virginia) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Saint James to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joshua Davies, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Those 160 rushing yards gave Davies a new career-high. Jayden Yates was another key player, rushing for 59 yards and a pair of scores on only seven carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Saint James was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Saint James didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of William Taffe and Keenen Braylock.

Although Potomac School took the loss, they still got scores from Akim Iscandari, Brendan Sutherland, and Gus Tierney.

Saint James' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.2 points over those games. As for Potomac School, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Saint James will face off against Flint Hill at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Saints will be up against the Huskies' rather soft defense (which has allowed 34.75 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Potomac School, they will take on Maret at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Panthers will need to watch out since the Frogs have now posted at least 31 points in their last four games.