Football Recap: Baptist Hill Piles Up the Points Against St. John's

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Previous Games

10/17/25 - Home	54-0 W
10/18/24 - Away	50-0 W
10/27/23 - Home	29-6 W
08/25/23 - Away	44-8 W
10/27/22 - Away	40-0 W
+ 5 more games

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Baptist Hill on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the St. John's Islanders out of the water with a 54-0 final score. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 28 points or more this season.

Baptist Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but EK Thompson led the charge by rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Those 139 rushing yards gave Thompson a new career-high. Kilyn Gordon also helped out with an impressive 92 receiving yards.

Baptist Hill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Martrell Wright and Cameron Middleton. Middleton has been hot, having also posted six or more total tackles the last seven times he's played. Another thorn in St. John's side was Kelvin Smalls , Jr, who picked up three sacks, forced two fumbles, and made 20 total tackles (5.0 for loss).

Baptist Hill pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.3 points on average over those games. As for St. John's, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Baptist Hill will take on rival Scott's Branch at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, St. John's is set to square off against their familiar foe Military Magnet Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.