The St. James Academy Thunder will venture away from home to square off against the Blue Valley Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
St. James Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Blue Valley Northwest, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (St. James Academy was ranked 14th). St. James Academy fell just short of Blue Valley Northwest by a score of 27-24 on Friday. The Thunder have struggled against the Huskies recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
St. James Academy might have lost, but man, Tyson Beashore was a machine: he threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards. St. James Academy also got help from Sam Niesen, who showed off his sure hands for 149 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley came up short against Saint Thomas Aquinas on Friday and fell 28-16. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
St. James Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Blue Valley, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
St. James Academy lost to Blue Valley on the road by a decisive 17-3 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for St. James Academy, John Price (who rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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