Santa Fe Catholic gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They put the hurt on the Master's Academy Patriots with a sharp 37-13 victory. The score was close at halftime, but the Hawks pulled away in the second half with 23 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Santa Fe Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zyrell Thomas, who rushed for 95 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also picked up 87 receiving yards and one score. Thomas showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 56 yards. Reagan Korlacki helped out on the ground, rushing for 170 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Santa Fe Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Master's Academy only rushed for 108 rushing yards.
Santa Fe Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jeremiah Dunn.
Coming up, Santa Fe Catholic will be playing at home against Out-of-Door Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Master's Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Seffner Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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