After flying high against Episcopal School of Dallas last Friday, St. John came back down to earth. The St. John's Mavericks fell just short of the Kinkaid Falcons by a score of 21-19 on Friday. The matchup marked the Mavericks' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why St. John's lost, don't look at Cole Allen. Despite the final result, he rushed for 237 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. Allen showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 59 yards.
Even though they lost, St. John's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 246 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
David Capobianco had a dynamite game for Kinkaid, throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 95 yards on only 13 carries. Those 95 rushing yards gave Capobianco a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Wayne Shanks Jr., who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown.
St. John's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Kinkaid, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
St. John's does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kinkaid, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. Kinkaid is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season.
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