Football Recap: Cardinal Gibbons Takes Down Fuquay - Varina in a Playoff Battle + How To Watch

With a playoff win on the line, Cardinal Gibbons rose to the challenge on Friday. They really took it to the Fuquay - Varina Bengals for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-8 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-8.

Aaron Anderson went supernova, rushing for 192 yards and three TDs on only 15 carries. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Brayden Karras was another key player, picking up 72 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Cardinal Gibbons proved: they limited Fuquay - Varina to a paltry 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Braylon Peebles for the heroic effort on defense: he. Cardinal Gibbons didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.9.

Crusaders

Previous 6 Games

11/14/25 vs Fuquay - Varina	52-8
10/30/25 @ Cary	46-0
10/24/25 vs Sanderson	71-13
10/17/25 @ Middle Creek	40-14
10/10/25 vs Holly Springs	56-0
10/03/25 @ Ambassador Christian School	42-0

The victory was the sixth in a row for Cardinal Gibbons, bringing their record up to 10-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points over those games. As for Fuquay - Varina, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.

Coming up, Cardinal Gibbons will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Hillside at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Crusaders 9.6, the Hornets 5.4) so any points scored will be well earned. Fuquay - Varina does not have any more games scheduled as of now.