Virginia Academy fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Saint James on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Saint James Saints by a score of 37-34. The Patriots gained 191 more yards on the day, but it was the Saints that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Virginia Academy still got an impressive performance from Bryan Resto, who threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Jayden Yates was a one-man wrecking crew for Saint James as he rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 109 yards on nine of 20 attempts. That's the most rushing yards Yates has posted since back in October of 2023. Joshua Davies also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Saint James): his a 53-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
Virginia Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Saint James, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Virginia Academy wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 34-28 loss against Mt. Zion Prep Academy on the 26th. Saint James has also already played their next game, a 33-16 defeat against Potomac School on the 25th.
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