Football Recap: Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings vs. Marian Catholic Spartans
Homewood-Flossmoor got themselves on the board against Marian Catholic on Saturday, but Marian Catholic never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Marian Catholic Spartans 35-0 on the road. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Spartans are ranked 114th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Homewood-Flossmoor to victory were Randall "Rj" Mcdonald and Jayden Banks. Mcdonald threw for 299 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, while Banks gained 136 total yards and two touchdowns. Banks got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 55 yards. Myles Ellis was Mcdonald's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Homewood-Flossmoor was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 421 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marian Catholic only gained 224.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Homewood-Flossmoor's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jarve Bey Jr..
The victory made it two in a row for Homewood-Flossmoor and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Marian Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Homewood-Flossmoor will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Sandburg at 7:00 p.m. As for Marian Catholic, they will take on DePaul College Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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