Football Recap: St. Bonaventure Starts Season with Win on the Road

St. Bonaventure had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They walked away with a 19-7 win over the St. Francis Golden Knights on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Seraphs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The critical scores for St. Bonaventure came from Tony Dargan and Jeremiah Barrios.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something St. Bonaventure proved: they limited St. Francis to a paltry 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Jason Homan for the heroic effort on defense: he. St. Bonaventure didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.9.

Looking ahead, St. Bonaventure will venture away from home to square off against Birmingham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Francis, they will host Mira Costa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.