The Notre Dame (SO) Knights will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Bishop Diego Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Notre Dame (SO) is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They lost 42-21 to Downey on Friday.
Despite the loss, Notre Dame (SO) got top-tier performance from Steele Pizzella, who threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (99 yards to be exact) went to Elliot Cooper.
Meanwhile, Bishop Diego took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They were the clear victor by a 34-13 margin over Salesian. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Mustangs are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tua Puailoa Rojas was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Oscar Anoai Mauia helped Rojas out on the ground, rushing for 98 yards and a touchdown.
Bishop Diego didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Thomas Gaggs and Isaiah Kitt.
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