The St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors will head out to face off against the Newbury Park Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Newbury Park's (thus far) undefeated season.
Last Friday, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 23-19 to Trabuco Hills. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 105th).
Jassi Williams put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Newbury Park at home against Pacifica on Friday as the squad secured a 36-3 victory. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Brady Smigiel was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 65 yards. Shane Rosenthal was Smigiel's top target, picking up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Newbury Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Newbury Park, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
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