Knights
| 09/20/25 @ St. Francis | 56-32 |
| 09/06/25 @ St. Thomas Aquinas | 35-7 |
| 12/05/24 vs King Philip Regional | 39-21 |
| 11/28/24 vs Boston College High | 31-19 |
| 11/22/24 vs Wellesley | 49-7 |
| + 9 more games |
Catholic Memorial is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. Francis. The Knights blew past the Red Raiders 56-32. The Knights are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 14 straight dating back to last season.
Kise Flannery had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 153 yards and two scores while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 156 yards and one touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Those 153 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Isaiah Simmons was another key player, picking up 63 receiving yards and one TD.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Catholic Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Catholic Memorial's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece.
St. Francis' loss came despite strong showings from Trent Buttles and Dominic Cook Jr.. Buttles threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, while Cook Jr. gained 137 total yards and two touchdowns. Cook Jr.'s longest reception was for an incredible 88 yards. St. Francis also got help from Aiden Hopwood, who showed off his sure hands for 91 receiving yards.
Catholic Memorial's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for St. Francis, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Coming up, Catholic Memorial will welcome Nashoba Valley Tech at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Francis, they will venture away from home to face off against Cathedral Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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