On Monday, the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions had just enough and edged the Marcos de Niza Padres out 10-7.
St. John Paul II Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Margaret Garverick and Nevaeh Arner were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. Arner has become a key player for St. John Paul II Catholic: the team is 2-1 when she posts at least one interception, but 5-7 otherwise.
Despite the loss, Marcos de Niza still got an impressive performance from ALAINA TAVENA, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 75 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards TAVENA has posted since back in September. ANGELINA NAVARRO also helped out with an impressive 107 receiving yards.
St. John Paul II Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.9 points per game. As for Marcos de Niza, they dropped their record down to 3-9-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
St. John Paul II Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 26-0 victory against Tuba City on the 5th. Marcos de Niza has also already played their next match, a 33-0 loss against Flagstaff on the 7th.
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