St. Michael gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They enjoyed a cozy 36-22 win over the St. Pius X Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Michael's to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nico Anderson, who threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Pierce Kovacs was Anderson's top target, picking up 156 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Michael's defense stepped up as well, laying out Noah Carrasco. 6.5 times. The heavy lifting was done by Miller Bohnsack and Danny Smith, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Bohnsack also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Amir Parks-Brooks, who picked up 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Parks-Brooks showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 61 yards. Carrasco was another key player, throwing for 344 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt.
St. Michael's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for St. Pius X, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
St. Michael's will look to defend their home field on Friday against Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. St. Michael's will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for St. Pius X, they are taking a road trip to take on TMI-Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Pius X is facing TMI-Episcopal at the right time seeing as TMI-Episcopal is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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