Two dominant signal callers in Jayden Torres and Preston Wright are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs will take on the Chaminade-Madonna Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cardinal Gibbons is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Boca Raton 49-14 at home. Cardinal Gibbons' victory was all the more impressive since the Bobcats were averaging only 12 points allowed on the season.
Cardinal Gibbons' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Shakur Williams, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and Torres, who threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Williams got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 58 yards. Donte Findeson was in the mix as well, providing Cardinal Gibbons with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Chaminade-Madonna had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Sharks a 56-0 shutout. The Lions' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Arwin Jackson and Bekkem Kritza were among the main playmakers for Chaminade-Madonna as the former gained 133 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter threw for 122 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. What's more, Jackson also racked up 100 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Denairius Gray was another key player, picking up 30 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Cardinal Gibbons pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Chaminade-Madonna, their record now sits at 7-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Cardinal Gibbons has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 330 passing yards per game. Chaminade-Madonna, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 217 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Cardinal Gibbons took a serious blow against Chaminade-Madonna when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 41-4. Thankfully for Cardinal Gibbons, Cedrick Bailey (who threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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