Loyola unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Cathedral Phantoms on Friday, falling 36-14. The Cubs were not able to make up for their defeat to the Phantoms from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
Although Loyola took the loss, they still got scores from Kane Casani and Tobias Thuss.
Jaden Jefferson was nothing short of spectacular for Cathedral: he threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 71 yards and a pair of TDs on only six carries. The dominant performance also gave Jefferson a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two). Brian Prince was Jefferson's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and one score.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Loyola is packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will take on Millikan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cathedral, they will head out to face off against Beaumont at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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