The Newbury Park Panthers will take on the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newbury Park has three straight victories, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Newbury Park blew past Pacifica, posting a 36-3 win at home. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Brady Smigiel was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 65 yards. Shane Rosenthal was Smigiel's top target, picking up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Newbury Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 23-19 to Trabuco Hills. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 105th).
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jassi Williams, who threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns.
Newbury Park's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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