St. Pius X might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was St. Michael who claimed the real prize. The St. Pius X Panthers took a 36-22 bruising from the St. Michael's Warriors. One positive for the Panthers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
St. Pius X lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Amir Parks-Brooks, who picked up 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Parks-Brooks showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 61 yards. Cooper Brown also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 101 receiving yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Michael's to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nico Anderson, who threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Pierce Kovacs was Anderson's top target, picking up 156 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Pius X is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. As for St. Michael's, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
St. Pius X will square off against TMI-Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Pius X is facing TMI-Episcopal at the right time seeing as TMI-Episcopal is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for St. Michael's, they will face off against Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Michael's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.6 points per game this season.
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