The St. Mary's Lancers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Mary's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, St. Mary's was able to grind out a solid win over Cattaraugus-Little Valley, taking the game 34-22.
St. Mary's got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Israel Wilson out in front who picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 65 yards. Wilson was even better on defense, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles in addition to snagging two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. Joe Elkhoury got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
St. Mary's didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Wilson and Elkhoury. Another thorn in Cattaraugus-Little Valley's side was Tory Pliszka, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Bishop Timon-St. Jude was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against St. Francis, falling 50-28. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Red Raiders are ranked seventh).
Despite the loss, Bishop Timon-St. Jude saw an underclassman step up: Ryan Smith threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
St. Mary's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
St. Mary's took a serious blow against Bishop Timon-St. Jude in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 62-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bishop Timon-St. Jude's Dominic Anzalone, who threw for 163 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing. Now that St. Mary's knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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