Football Preview: Central Catholic Buttons vs. Antonian Prep Apaches
Central Catholic is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Antonian Prep is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Central Catholic Buttons will host the Antonian Prep Apaches at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 927 yards in their previous games.
Central Catholic will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 60) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past St. Pius X 36-34.
Garrett Ticer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 279 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Those 93 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. 116 of Ticer's passing yards were hauled in by Bennett Stine.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Central Catholic, adding 12 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Andres Beltran: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
Meanwhile, Antonian Prep's offense rose to the challenge against a Crusaders defense that boasted an average of only 12.89 points allowed on Friday. Antonian Prep walked away with a 38-28 victory over Concordia Lutheran.
Michael Moreno was his usual excellent self, rushing for 266 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown. Rogan Parson was another key player, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Antonian Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Antonian Prep, their record now sits at 7-2.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Ticer and Parson. Ticer just won't slow down this season and has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 211 passing yards per game. Parson has been a dominant force too and has thrown 27 touchdowns while averaging 187.8 passing yards per game.
Central Catholic was dealt a bruising 40-0 defeat at the hands of Antonian Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Central Catholic, Jayce Toscano (who threw for 196 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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