Football Game Preview: Bellarmine College Prep Bells vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish

For the first time this season, Bellarmine College Prep will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. After each having a week off, they and the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Bellarmine College Prep, who comes in off a win.

Bellarmine College Prep took a loss when they played away from home on September 5th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They breezed past Los Altos to the tune of 61-6. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Bells' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 55 points the game before, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was a bit more limited in their matchup two weeks ago. They were outmatched by Folsom and fell 49-7. The loss put an end to the Fightin' Irish's undefeated start to the season.

Bellarmine College Prep will have to contain Chase Jenkins as he made an impact in Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's last game. He picked up 107 receiving yards and one TD.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Elijah Araya for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory hasn't allowed more than 2.1 yards per carry every time they've taken the field this season.

Bellarmine College Prep now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.

Bellarmine College Prep suffered a grim 35-10 defeat to Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Fightin' Irish's Michael Sargent, who threw for 259 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 31 yards and one score. Now that the Bells know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.