Football Recap: St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans vs. Bloomington Central Catholic Saints
St. Joseph-Ogden put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints with points to spare, taking the game 38-19. For the Spartans, this counts as revenge for the 35-21 loss the Saints walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
KODEY MCKINNEY was his usual excellent self, throwing for 332 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Coy Taylor was MCKINNEY's top target, picking up 182 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Joseph-Ogden didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Colin Thome and Tim Blackburn-Kelley. Thome has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
St. Joseph-Ogden's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
St. Joseph-Ogden will face off against Pontiac at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph-Ogden is facing Pontiac at the right time seeing as Pontiac is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, they will take on Illinois Valley Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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