Football Recap: Cathedral Extends Winning Streak to Five

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

10/17/25 vs Bishop Stang	25-20
10/10/25 @ Hull	42-7
10/03/25 @ Cardinal Spellman	49-6
09/27/25 @ Lynn Classical	43-14
09/19/25 vs Arlington Catholic	37-8

Cathedral entered their tilt with Bishop Stang on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 25-20 W against the Spartans. The 25-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cathedral to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xavier Roman, who rushed for 46 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Those 46 rushing yards gave Roman a new career-high. Taqaire Bell was Roman's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.

Cathedral's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Bishop Stang, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Cathedral will square off against Bishop Fenwick at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Bishop Stang, they will challenge Archbishop Williams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans will need to watch out since the Bishops have now posted at least 31 points in their last three games.