Our Lady of Good Counsel is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. John. The Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons strolled past the St. John's Cadets with points to spare, taking the game 28-13. That's more bragging rights for the Falcons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Our Lady of Good Counsel got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Damarion Fowlkes out in front who picked up 179 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Fowlkes' longest reception was for an incredible 85 yards. Our Lady of Good Counsel also got a significant boost from Joseph Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 134 yards.
Despite the loss, St. John's saw an underclassman step up: Dajon Talley Rhodes rushed for 144 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Those 144 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Talley Rhodes.
Our Lady of Good Counsel now has a winning record of 4-3. As for St. John's, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Our Lady of Good Counsel will face off against DeMatha at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DeMatha will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Our Lady of Good Counsel surely won't give up without a fight. As for St. John's, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Bishop McNamara at 2:00 p.m. Bishop McNamara's defense has only allowed 7.5 points per game this season, so St. John's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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