Football Preview: St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats vs. Junipero Serra Padres
St. Ignatius College Preparatory is 1-9 against Junipero Serra since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. St. Ignatius College Preparatory will be strutting in after a victory while Junipero Serra will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on September 6th (they won by 29) but last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 16-14 win over Cathedral Catholic.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Soren Hummel, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Quinn Folk was Hummel's top target, picking up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was St. Ignatius College Preparatory's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Cathedral Catholic's QB won't forget Happy Rosenberg anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times. Sui Gallegos-Hunkin was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, Junipero Serra and St. John Bosco (ranked 68th and second in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile contest last Saturday. Junipero Serra was dealt a 56-16 loss at the hands of St. John Bosco. While losing is never fun, the Padres can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' national football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Braves are ranked second).
St. Ignatius College Preparatory now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Junipero Serra, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory was taken down by Junipero Serra 43-10 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Maealiuaki Smith (who threw for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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