Football Recap: Cathedral Catholic Skates Past Saint Francis with Ease + How To Watch

The Cathedral Catholic Dons humbled the Saint Francis Lancers with a 35-7 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.

Brady Palmer

Rushing Yards

08/29/25 @ Saint Francis	27
08/22/25 vs Mater Dei Catholic	17
10/25/24 vs Madison	9
10/11/24 @ Granite Hills	22
10/04/24 @ St. Augustine	92

Cathedral Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brady Palmer, who threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground. What's more, Palmer racked up 27 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in October of 2024. Cathedral Catholic's leading receiver Parker Johnson was Palmer's top target yet again, picking up 106 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Cathedral Catholic proved: they limited Saint Francis to a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Kevin Clark for the heroic effort on defense: he. Cathedral Catholic's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.1.

Special teams was a major factor in the game for Cathedral Catholic, racking up 11 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Johnson, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.

Cathedral Catholic has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.

Cathedral Catholic has already played their next game, a 24-23 victory against Chandler on the 5th. As for Saint Francis, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 14-10 loss against McClymonds on the 5th.