Football Recap: Geneva Classical Academy Takes a Loss

The Geneva Classical Academy Knights lost to the Real Life Christian Academy Raptors at home by a 48-32 margin on Friday.

Clay Lindsay

Passer Rating

08/29/25 vs Legacy Charter	168.8
10/03/25 vs Real Life Christian Academy	130.6
09/26/25 @ Lake Mary Prep	125.5
09/18/25 vs Lakeside Christian	93.9
08/22/25 vs Donahue Catholic	80.2
+ 2 more games

When it comes to explaining why Geneva Classical Academy lost, don't look at Clay Lindsay. Despite the final result, he threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 57 yards and one score. Lindsay's passing game has become a key predictor of the Knights' success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-4 otherwise.

Caleb Burden produced another solid effort rushing for 152 yards on only eight carries, while also throwing for 115 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes for Real Life Christian Academy. Those 152 rushing yards gave Burden a new career-high.

Geneva Classical Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.5 points over those games. As for Real Life Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.

Geneva Classical Academy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 64-6 victory against Oasis Christian on the 10th. As for Real Life Christian Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 40-20 win against First Academy on the 10th.