On Friday, Donahue Catholic faced Foundation Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Donahue Catholic Shamrocks simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Foundation Christian Academy Panthers 49-14. The Shamrocks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 35 points or more this season.
Donahue Catholic found their leader in sophomore Luke Misek, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Misek also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making eight total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Misek was just one part of a punishing run game: Donahue Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 463 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 324 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Donahue Catholic wouldn't let Foundation Christian Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Donahue Catholic can thank Isaiah Loboda and Paul Berg for forcing both of them. Donahue Catholic got some further help from Athy Niewald: he picked up two sacks, made 11 total tackles, and defended two passes.
Donahue Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Foundation Christian Academy, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-3.
As of now, neither Donahue Catholic nor Foundation Christian Academy have any future games scheduled.
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