With a playoff game on the line, DePaul Catholic rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 33-21 victory over the Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Spartans also won the last time the pair played back in August.
Nolan James continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 244 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Derek Zammit, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, Pope John XXIII still got an impressive performance from Tylik Hill, who rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns. Hill showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 67 yards.
The win (which was DePaul Catholic's fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-1. As for Pope John XXIII, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-8 record.
As of now, neither DePaul Catholic nor Pope John XXIII have any future games scheduled.
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