Bishop England is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Lower Richland is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Battling Bishops will take on the Diamond Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bishop England will be strutting in after a victory while Lower Richland will be coming in after a loss.
Bishop England is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Colleton County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Battling Bishops blew the Cougars out of the water with a 55-0 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Battling Bishops had established a 48-point advantage.
William Donato
| 10/31/25 vs Colleton County | 143 |
| 10/24/25 @ Bluffton | 49 |
| 09/19/25 @ Porter-Gaud | 15 |
| 09/26/25 vs Woodland | 8 |
| 11/01/24 @ Colleton County | 8 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop England to victory, but perhaps none more so than William Donato, who threw for 143 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and one score on only six carries. Those 143 passing yards gave Donato a new career-high. 105 of Donato's passing yards were hauled in by Brody Tonon, who also brought in three receiving touchdowns.
Bishop England's run defense was locked in: Colleton County could only muster 1.9 yards per carry. While three picked up at least seven total tackles, Tonon stood above the rest. He picked up 105 receiving yards and three TDs. Bishop England didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.5.
Bishop England didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Alex and Jackson Radcliffe. Alex is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in each of the last nine games he's played. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lower Richland played a tough game two weeks ago in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by South Florence 57-7. While losing is never fun, the Diamond Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Bruins are ranked fifth).
Lower Richland's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Bishop England, their record now sits at 7-3.
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