On Friday, St. James Academy faced Blue Valley Northwest in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. James Academy Thunder fell just short of the Blue Valley Northwest Huskies by a score of 27-24. The Thunder gained 107 more yards on the day, but it was the Huskies that made the best use of them.
When it comes to explaining why St. James Academy lost, don't look at Tyson Beashore. Despite the final result, he threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Beashore's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Sam Niesen, who picked up 149 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Nathan Baxter looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 76 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Trevor Garlington did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 113 receiving yards.
St. James Academy's loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Blue Valley Northwest, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
St. James Academy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 20-10 defeat vs. Blue Valley on the 27th. Blue Valley Northwest has also already played their next match, a 49-23 victory against Washburn Rural on the 27th.
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