It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Joseph can now relate to. They came up short against the Clovis West Golden Eagles on Friday, falling 28-7. The contest was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Knights couldn't quite close it out.
Jack Heaslet threw for 47 yards on six of 13 attempts. Grayson Gaines was his top target, picking up 31 receiving yards. On the ground, Nicky Romero rushed for 77 yards and one TD.
Jamar (JJ) Howard had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 147 yards and three scores on only ten carries, while also throwing for 185 yards on ten of 21 attempts for Clovis West. Howard's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Major Lee also helped out as he racked up 145 rushing yards.
St. Joseph's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for Clovis West, their record is now an identical 8-3.
St. Joseph does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clovis West, they will face off against Clovis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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