DeMatha is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. John. The DeMatha Stags enjoyed a cozy 31-15 victory over the St. John's Cadets. The win was nothing new for the Stags as they're now sitting on seven straight.
St. John's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Dajon Talley Rhodes, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and Nyeem Woods, who threw for 88 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Woods a new career-high in rushing yards (26).
DeMatha's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for St. John's, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. DeMatha will square off against Bishop McNamara at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Bishop McNamara: 11.3, DeMatha: 11) so any points scored will be well earned. As for St. John's, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Gonzaga at 1:00 p.m. on November 9th.
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