Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Joseph Catholic). They put the hurt on the Allen Academy Rams with a sharp 52-31 win on Friday. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 32.2 points per game.
St. Joseph Catholic had a senior duo take command as Aidan Cruz threw for 246 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes and Peter Najvar gained 140 total yards and three touchdowns. Najvar's longest reception was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. A healthy portion of that aerial production (93 yards to be exact) went to Colt Bundick, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
St. Joseph Catholic wouldn't let Allen Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Joseph Catholic can thank Lucas Ramirez and Michael Boehm for forcing both of them. St. Joseph Catholic got some further help from Paul Johnson: he made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
St. Joseph Catholic's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Allen Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
St. Joseph Catholic has already played their next contest, an 82-69 loss against Baytown Christian on the 4th. As for Allen Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Faith West Academy at 7:30 p.m. on October 26th.
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