St. Francis was the 41-25 winner over Cathedral when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Francis Golden Knights fell 21-14 to the Cathedral Phantoms on Friday.
Several Golden Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was John Sanders, who threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards. Deveon Blaylock was Sanders' top target, picking up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Cathedral found their leader in sophomore Jaden Jefferson, who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns. Those 149 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Jefferson.
St. Francis' defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Cathedral, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
St. Francis will host St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cathedral, they will head out on the road to take on St. Paul at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cathedral is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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