The Miami Valley Christian Academy Lions will challenge the St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Miami Valley Christian Academy will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against Lockland on Friday. The Lions claimed a resounding 41-6 victory over the Panthers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Lions have posted against the Panthers since September 21, 2018.
Miami Valley Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Will Cameron led the charge by throwing for 171 yards and three TDs on only 14 passes. Kyle Caldwell also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Miami Valley Christian Academy's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Zach Holland was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself. Caldwell got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.2 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 44-0 victory over the Vikings. The Titans pushed the score to 36-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had no chance of recovering from.
Miami Valley Christian Academy better keep an eye on Lucas Cannady. He was instrumental in St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's win, rushing for 102 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries, while also throwing for 193 yards and four TDs while completing 73.3% of his passes. Cannady's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 102 rushing yards. Nick Jeffries was Cannady's top target, picking up 102 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
St. Bernard-Elmwood Place was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-5. As for St. Bernard-Elmwood Place, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Miami Valley Christian Academy took a serious blow against St. Bernard-Elmwood Place in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 42-9. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Lions were down 36-9.
