Football Recap: Hersey Falls Short of St. Rita in the Playoffs + How To Watch

Huskies

Previous 5 Games

11/15/25 vs St. Rita	42-56
11/07/25 vs Richards	42-21
10/31/25 vs Payton College Prep	56-0
10/24/25 @ Rolling Meadows	54-14
10/17/25 vs Prospect	38-34

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hersey can now relate to. They received a blow on Saturday as they fell 56-42 to the St. Rita Mustangs. The Huskies' defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.

Several Huskies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brandon Jenkins, who picked up 163 receiving yards and two TDs, and also rushed for 154 yards and a pair of scores. Jenkins was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 67 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Jake Nawrot, who threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.

St. Rita's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Steven Armbruster, who threw for 261 yards and three TDs while completing 90% of his passes, and also punched in a pair of scores on the ground. Those 261 passing yards gave Armbruster a new career-high. Walter Jones was in the mix as well, providing St. Rita with two touchdowns.

Hersey's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for St. Rita, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-4.

Hersey does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Rita, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 54-34 win against Batavia on the 22nd.