Football Recap: Jax Vanname Leads John Carroll Catholic to Victory over Westwood

By Team Reports Sep 21, 2024, 1:04pm

Football Recap: John Carroll Catholic Rams vs. Westwood Panthers

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While John Carroll Catholic didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They managed a 28-22 win over the Westwood Panthers on Monday. The victory was just business as usual For the Rams, who after four games remain undefeated this season.

Jax Vanname was his usual excellent self, rushing for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 99 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Jeremy Pittman Jr, who rushed for 117 yards.

John Carroll Catholic wouldn't let Westwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. John Carroll Catholic can thank Micah Coleman and Jacob Smith for forcing both of them. Smith also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. D'Angelo Bonilla was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.

John Carroll Catholic's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Westwood, they dropped their record down to 0-4 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

John Carroll Catholic is on the road again on Friday to play Tradition Prep at 7:00 p.m. John Carroll Catholic is facing Tradition Prep at the right time seeing as Tradition Prep is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Westwood, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. Westwood will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Centennial will have lost three straight heading into Friday's contest.

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