After flying high against Kapaun Mt. Carmel last Friday, St. James Academy came back down to earth. The St. James Academy Thunder fell to the Blue Valley West Jaguars 27-21. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Thunder of the 53-50 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Parker Chase and Francis Menghini certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Chase picked up 41 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Menghini threw for 121 yards and three touchdowns.
Leading Blue Valley West to victory were Tate Nagy and Wayne Carter. Nagy threw for 196 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes, while Carter gained 106 total yards and a touchdown.
St. James Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Blue Valley West, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
St. James Academy is on the road again on Friday to play Blue Valley at 7:00 p.m. As for Blue Valley West, they will welcome Shawnee Mission West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Valley West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season.
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