Cardinal Hayes is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of DePaul Catholic. The Cardinal Hayes Cardinals lost to the DePaul Catholic Spartans at home by a 36-20 margin. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Cardinal Hayes lost, don't look at John Weaver. Despite the final result, he rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance also gave Weaver a new career-high in rushing yards.
DePaul Catholic was led to victory by Nolan James and Derek Zammit. James gained 178 total yards and three touchdowns, while Zammit rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 80 yards. De'Zie Jones was another key player, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Cardinal Hayes' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for DePaul Catholic, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Cardinal Hayes will head out to take on Moore Catholic at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cardinal Hayes is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for DePaul Catholic, they will welcome Seton Hall Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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