Football Recap: Syracuse Continues Home Dominance on Friday

Rockets

Margin (Wins)

10/03/25 @ Nebraska City	49
10/24/25 @ Wilber-Clatonia	47
09/26/25 vs Fairbury	43
10/10/25 vs Falls City	40
10/17/25 @ Auburn	27

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Syracuse had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Gross Catholic Cougars as they made off with a 43-20 victory. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 23 points or more this season.

A big part of Syracuse's win came down to the chemistry between Will Janssen and his top target Mason Lintz. Janssen rushed for 185 yards and two TDs while picking up 11.6 yards per carry while Lintz gained 184 total yards and three touchdowns. Janssen is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 100 every time he's taken the field this season. Brennan Schroeder was another key player, throwing for 80 yards and a pair of touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing.

Syracuse was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. They rushed for 130 more rushing yards than Gross Catholic's also-impressive total of 258.

Syracuse didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Maxwell Parde and Oliver McIntosh. Another thorn in Gross Catholic's side was Hunter Holle, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.

Despite the loss, Gross Catholic still got an impressive performance from Robbie Brennan, who rushed for 217 yards and one score while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Brennan has become a key player for the Cougars: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.

Syracuse's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.5 points on average over those games. As for Gross Catholic, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.

Syracuse didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 56-16 loss against Ashland-Greenwood on the 7th. Gross Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.