With a playoff game on the line, St. James Academy rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 48-22 margin over the Blue Valley Tigers. The Thunder's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
St. James Academy had a senior duo take command as John Tujague gained 111 total yards and three touchdowns and Tyson Beashore threw for 217 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Tujague also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because St. James Academy is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. James Academy's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Max Requet was the leader with three. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
St. James Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Blue Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
As of now, neither St. James Academy nor Blue Valley have any future games scheduled.
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