Football Recap: Summit Academy Piles Up the Points Against Judge Memorial Catholic

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Previous Games

10/03/25 - Home	43-14 W
10/04/24 - Away	20-17 W
09/29/23 - Home	48-20 W
09/30/22 - Away	34-7 W
10/01/21 - Home	55-0 W
+ 4 more games

Summit Academy barely beat Judge Memorial Catholic the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bears blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 43-14 win. The victory continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won nine in a row.

Liam Larson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 162 yards and three scores while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Summit Academy: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Preston MacKowiak, who threw for 101 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.

Summit Academy's run defense was locked in: Judge Memorial Catholic could only muster 1.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Tug Wilbur for the heroic effort on defense: he. Summit Academy's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 2.46 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 7.43 on average over their last five games.

Summit Academy's defense didn't let Maverick Middleton, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Judge Memorial Catholic's QB won't forget Wilbur anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Wilbur has been hot, having also posted eight or more total tackles the last five times he's played.

Although Judge Memorial Catholic took the loss, they still got scores from Michael Gibbons and Erik Mickelson.

The win got Summit Academy back to even at 4-4. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Summit Academy will welcome Providence Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bears will be up against the Patriots' rather soft defense (which has allowed 29.63 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against South Summit at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.