Football Recap: St. Thomas Catholic Eagles vs. Central Catholic Buttons
St. Thomas Catholic won against St. Pius X last Friday with 48 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The St. Thomas Catholic Eagles blew past the Central Catholic Buttons 48-23. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 27.4 points per game.
Leading St. Thomas Catholic to victory were Roy Thomas Jenkins and Javaughn Waldron. Jenkins threw for 352 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, while Waldron rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns. Myles Stewart was another key back, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Thomas Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Central Catholic lost, don't look at Garrett Ticer. Despite the final result, he threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for St. Thomas Catholic and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Central Catholic, their record is now 3-2.
St. Thomas Catholic will venture away from home to challenge Savio at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Thomas Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.4 points per game this season. As for Central Catholic, they will take on Concordia Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Concordia Lutheran knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Central Catholic likes a good challenge.
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