Two dominant signal callers in Jassi Williams and Jaden Jefferson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Cathedral Phantoms at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy has given up an average of 30 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy fought the good fight in their overtime contest against St. Paul on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Swordsmen were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 35-34 defeat. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Swordsmen 14-7 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Cathedral had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 49-28 margin over the Spirits. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Phantoms just coasted through the last quarter.
Cathedral's win came from a few key players St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Quentin Hale, who picked up 121 receiving yards and two scores. Cathedral is 2-1 when Hale posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 2-3 otherwise. The Phantoms also got help from Glenn Carrera III, who showed off his sure hands for 103 receiving yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Cathedral proved: they limited Paraclete to a paltry 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Kenny Pineda for the heroic effort on defense: he. Cathedral's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.4.
The win got Cathedral back to even at 4-4. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy was dealt a bruising 42-10 defeat at the hands of Cathedral in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jefferson, who threw for 165 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and one TD on only six carries. Now that the Warriors know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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