St. Thomas Catholic proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 25) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 19-18 win over the Lake Creek Lions. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Eagles were down 18-0 in the third quarter.
Pierce Jacobson
| 09/04/25 @ Lake Creek | 289 |
| 08/29/25 vs St. John's | 205 |
| 11/30/24 @ Liberty Christian | 11 |
| 11/22/24 @ St. Michael's | 160 |
| 11/15/24 vs Trinity Christian | 187 |
| + 5 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Thomas Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Pierce Jacobson, who threw for 289 yards and two TDs, and also rushed for 52 yards and one score. That's the most passing yards Jacobson has posted since back in October of 2024. A healthy portion of Jacobson's aerial production (124 yards to be exact) went to Jay Marcantel, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
St. Thomas Catholic's defense stepped up as well, laying out Zach Colwell. three times. Leading the way was Obinna Umeh with 2.5 sacks. St. Thomas Catholic got some further help from Jacob Quinlan: he forced one fumble and made six total tackles (1.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
St. Thomas Catholic's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Lake Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Looking ahead, St. Thomas Catholic will venture away from home to take on Kinkaid at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th. As for Lake Creek, they will host Strake Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th.
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