Jefferson took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They managed a 27-21 win over the Loyola-Sacred Heart Rams. The Panthers pushed the score to 27-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams cut but never quite recovered from.
Tyzer Zody
| 08/29/25 vs Loyola-Sacred Heart | 286 |
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| 11/02/24 vs Joliet | 228 |
| 11/09/24 @ Florence-Carlton | 201 |
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jefferson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyzer Zody, who threw for 286 yards and four TDs while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 37 yards. Those 286 passing yards gave Zody a new career-high. Cobe Burnett was Zody's top target, picking up 57 receiving yards and three scores.
Jefferson didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Loyola-Sacred Heart to a completion percentage of just 37%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Burnett and Caleb Morris, who each logged one passes deflected. Jefferson wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 59.3%.
Despite the loss, Loyola-Sacred Heart still got an impressive performance from Andrew Richardson, who threw for 209 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also punched in one TD on the ground.
Jefferson has already played their next match, a 33-20 victory against Conrad on the 5th. As for Loyola-Sacred Heart, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 36-19 loss against Broadwater on the 5th.
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