Football Game Preview: Roman Catholic Cahillite vs. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas

Roman Catholic hasn't had much luck against Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cahillite will be playing in front of their home fans against the Friars/Pandas at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Roman Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.

Roman Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Father Judge 56-7 on Friday. The Cahillite haven't had any issues with the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Semaj Beals

Passer Rating

10/17/25 @ Father Judge	156
10/10/25 vs St. Joseph's Prep	126.3
10/03/25 @ Cardinal O'Hara	151.4
09/26/25 vs La Salle College	129.6
09/12/25 vs DeMatha	80.8
+ 12 more games

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Roman Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Semaj Beals, who threw for 249 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes. What's more, Beals racked up 156 passer rating, the most he's had since back in September of 2024. Hanif Sheed helped Beals out on the ground, rushing for 87 yards and one score.

Roman Catholic didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Father Judge to a completion percentage of just 31.6%. The Cahillite have been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.65 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.65 in their last three games.

Meanwhile, Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic faced St. Joseph's Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Friars/Pandas were dealt a 56-14 loss at the hands of the Hawks. That makes it the first time this season the Friars/Pandas have let down their home crowd.

Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Roman Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.

Roman Catholic came up short against Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2024, falling 38-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Friars/Pandas' Saalem Frink, who rushed for 111 yards and one touchdown. Now that the Cahillite know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.