Football Recap: Cathedral Takes Down North Central in a Playoff Battle

By Team Reports Nov 5, 2024, 5:48pm

Football Recap: Cathedral Fighting Irish vs. North Central Panthers

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With a playoff game on the line, Cathedral rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the North Central Panthers to the tune of 36-0. Considering the Fighting Irish have won four matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Cathedral found their leader in sophomore Xavier Dangerfield, who rushed for 76 yards and three touchdowns.

Cathedral didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Owen Reyes and Aidan Hughes.

Cathedral is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for North Central, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Cathedral will head out to challenge Lawrence North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence North will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Cathedral surely won't give up without a fight. North Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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