Football Preview: Cathedral Fighting Irish vs. Lawrence North Wildcats
Cathedral is 4-0 against Lawrence North since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cathedral Fighting Irish will challenge the Lawrence North Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Cathedral is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 36-0 win over North Central. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Panthers are ranked 80th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Xavier Dangerfield was his usual excellent self, rushing for 76 yards and three touchdowns.
Cathedral didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Owen Reyes and Aidan Hughes.
Meanwhile, Lawrence North put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lawrence Central 40-9. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won seven games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Izayveon Moore continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 151 yards and four touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Aspeslet, who threw for 139 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lawrence North's defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Daione Lunsford with two. Caleb Beeler was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Lawrence North's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21.3 points. As for Cathedral, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Dangerfield and Moore. Dangerfield just won't slow down this season and has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 113.9 rushing yards per game. Moore has been a dominant force too and has run in 19 touchdowns while averaging 116 rushing yards per game.
Cathedral strolled past Lawrence North when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 20-3. Does Cathedral have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lawrence North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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