Christian Brothers (St. Louis) at DeSmet Jesuit (St. Louis)
Aarion Penton and Christian Brothers will fight DeSmet Jesuit for the Metro Catholic League championship this Friday.
Photo by Nancy Winkelmann
The winner of this game will earn the outright Metro Catholic League championship. It would be the third-consecutive title for Christian Brothers. This season, the Cadets (6-0) have outscored their opponents by a combined 243-35 margin. Leading the way offensively is junior quarterback
Tyler Creath – who has thrown for 1,244 yards and 17 touchdowns – along with two-way athlete
Aarion Penton, a 5-9, 170-pound Missouri recruit.
See photos from last year's Christian Brothers vs. DeSmet Jesuit gameDeSmet Jesuit (4-2) played its best game of the season when it went on the road and clobbered St. Louis University last Thursday, 56-7. Junior running back
Marcus Jester totaled nearly 250 rushing yards with five touchdowns running behind an offensive line that features Missouri-bound junior tackle
Andy Bauer (6-5, 295).
Mitch Stephens: Christian Brothers 34, DeSmet Jesuit 28
Steve Montoya: Christian Brothers 28, DeSmet Jesuit 27
Stephen Spiewak: DeSmet Jesuit 28, Christian Brothers 27
Kevin Askeland: DeSmet Jesuit 32, Christian Brothers 14
Leland Gordon: Christian Brothers 35, DeSmet Jesuit 32
Jamie DeMoney: Christian Brothers 35, DeSmet Jesuit 28
Jamie DeMoney is a Regional Content Manager and Product Specialist for XOS Digital PlayerOnDemand. He has covered high school sports and recruiting for more than 15 years.
