The St. James Academy Thunder are taking a road trip to square off against the Blue Valley West Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. James Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Last Friday, everything went St. James Academy's way against Kapaun Mt. Carmel as St. James Academy made off with a 30-10 victory.
Francis Menghini had a dynamite game for St. James Academy, throwing for 237 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Sam Niesen was another key player, picking up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was St. James Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Aidan Dreiling was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley West entered their tilt with Blue Valley on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Tigers 35-34.
Blue Valley West can attribute much of their success to Wayne Carter, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown, and Tate Nagy, who threw for 237 yards and a touchdown. Carter's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. 101 of those passing yards were hauled in by Quin Myers.
St. James Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Blue Valley West, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
St. James Academy couldn't quite finish off Blue Valley West when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 53-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nagy, who threw for 229 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. Now that St. James Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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