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| 09/05/25 - Home | 21-20 W |
| 09/06/24 - Away | 17-28 L |
| 09/11/15 - Away | 42-28 W |
Our Lady of Good Counsel is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of DePaul Catholic. The Falcons pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over the Spartans. For the Falcons, this counts as revenge for the 28-17 win the Spartans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.
Our Lady of Good Counsel can attribute much of their success to Dj Hammond, who rushed for 45 yards and two TDs. Those two rushing touchdowns gave Hammond a new career-high.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Our Lady of Good Counsel's defense and their five sacks. In that department, David Jackson Iii was the leader with three. Our Lady of Good Counsel received some extra help from Grant Altuner, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
DePaul Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Derek Zammit, who threw for 312 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Mason James, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two scores. James got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 85 yards. A healthy portion of Zammit's aerial production (80 yards to be exact) also went to Kyron Dubose.
Our Lady of Good Counsel pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.0 points over those games. As for DePaul Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Looking ahead, Our Lady of Good Counsel will challenge Middletown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for DePaul Catholic, they will face off against Archbishop Stepinac at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 903 yards in their previous games.
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