Football Recap: St. John Paul II Catholic Skates Past Santa Rita with Ease + How To Watch

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. John Paul II Catholic). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Santa Rita Eagles 57-6. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly 51 points.

St. John Paul II Catholic had a senior duo take command as Kaleb Beltran rushed for 116 yards and three scores and Juan Rodriguez gained 109 total yards and two touchdowns.

Lions

Rushing Yards

10/23/25 @ Santa Rita	300
10/09/25 @ Bourgade Catholic	97
10/03/25 vs Kingman Academy	257
09/19/25 @ Heritage Academy	125
09/11/25 @ ALA - Anthem South	217
+ 10 more games

St. John Paul II Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2024.

One reason for the win was St. John Paul II Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Patrick Stary. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.

The win got St. John Paul II Catholic back to even at 5-5. As for Santa Rita, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.

As of now, neither St. John Paul II Catholic nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.