Football Recap: St. Raphael Academy Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

By Team Reports Nov 17, 2024, 10:58am

Football Recap: St. Raphael Academy Saints vs. La Salle Academy Rams

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Raphael Academy can now relate to. They lost 43-22 to the La Salle Academy Rams on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Saints have suffered since November 10, 2023.

St. Raphael Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Tashaad Brown and Kimani Buchanan. Brown threw for 185 yards and a touchdown, while Buchanan picked up 24 receiving yards and a touchdown.

St. Raphael Academy wouldn't let La Salle Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Raphael Academy can thank Ian Bing and Zach Ledsworth for forcing both of them.

St. Raphael Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-3 record this season. As for La Salle Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.

St. Raphael Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for La Salle Academy, they are on the road again on Friday to play Bishop Hendricken at 6:00 p.m. La Salle Academy's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Bishop Hendricken's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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