The Nolan Catholic Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Liberty Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nolan Catholic's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four games, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Nolan Catholic is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Bishop Lynch on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Vikings were beaten by the Friars 55-3. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 867th, while the Friars are ranked 349th).
Nolan Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jimmy Suter and Nicholas Koelzer.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-28, which was the final score in Liberty Christian's tilt against Parish Episcopal on Friday. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
Nolan Catholic will have to contain Quinn Murphy as he made an impact in Liberty Christian's last game. He rushed for 170 yards on only 13 carries, and also threw for 208 yards and two TDs. Murphy's longest rush was for an incredible 96 yards. Cash McCoart was in the mix as well, providing Liberty Christian with two scores.
Liberty Christian's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3. As for Nolan Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Nolan Catholic was dealt a bruising 64-0 defeat at the hands of Liberty Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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