St. James Academy gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bishop Miege Stags a 24-0 shutout. The Thunder have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Stags, too.
John Hornback
| 09/05/25 vs Bishop Miege | 72 |
| 11/15/24 vs Blue Valley North | 28 |
| 10/11/24 vs Blue Valley North | 11 |
| 11/01/24 @ Blue Valley | 9 |
| 10/18/24 @ Kapaun Mt. Carmel | 1 |
John Hornback looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 72 yards and one score, while also throwing for 46 yards and one touchdown. Those 72 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jake House helped out on the ground, rushing for 105 yards and a rushing touchdown.
St. James Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Brinton Banker. St. James Academy got some further help from Sam Charlton: he made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. St. James Academy will challenge rival Saint Thomas Aquinas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Bishop Miege is set to face off against their familiar foe Blue Valley Southwest on Friday.
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