Bishop Manogue is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Rocklin. The Miners took a 28-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thunder. The Miners lost against the Thunder in their previous head to head back in August of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 48-17 score last time.
Loss or not, Bishop Manogue got some senior leadership from Brandon Mann and Nate Simmons. Mann threw for 177 yards and three TDs, while Simmons picked up 117 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Rocklin had a senior duo take command as Connor Bow picked up 140 receiving yards and a pair of scores and Reeve Slone threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes. Slone is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Bishop Manogue's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Rocklin, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, Bishop Manogue will be playing in front of their home fans against Pittsburg at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Rocklin, they are taking a road trip to challenge Lincoln at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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