The Paul VI Panthers will square off against the Collegiate Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Paul VI will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Saint James on Saturday. Everything went Paul VI's way against Saint James as Paul VI made off with a 34-10 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 56th in Virginia, while the Saints are ranked 209th in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Collegiate had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Blue Devils a 22-0 shutout. Considering the Cougars have won three contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Collegiate's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Xay Davis, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown. Davis showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards. Collegiate also got help from Brandon Anderson, who showed off his sure hands for 88 receiving yards.
Collegiate was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Collegiate's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Zach Jarvis led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Paul VI now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Collegiate, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
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