Football Recap: Lake Catholic Has No Trouble Against Holy Name

Lake Catholic won the last time they faced Holy Name and things went their way on Friday too. The Cougars put the hurt on the Green Wave with a sharp 35-14 victory. Considering the Cougars have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Max Pisano

Passer Rating (Career)

10/17/25 vs Holy Name	132.2
09/06/25 vs Buchtel	129.2
09/19/25 @ Benedictine	109.7
08/22/25 vs Cardinal Mooney	101.1
10/03/25 @ Elyria Catholic	97.9

Max Pisano was a one-man wrecking crew as he threw for 198 yards and three TDs, and also rushed for 60 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (132.2). Lake Catholic's leading receiver Peter Malchesky was Pisano's top target yet again, picking up 50 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lake Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.

Lake Catholic's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Holy Name, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Lake Catholic will face off against rival Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Holy Name is set to take on their familiar foe Padua Franciscan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.