The Monroe Catholic Rams will venture away from home to face off against the Seward Seahawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Monroe Catholic played against Valdez on Saturday and won via forfeit.
Tristin Nicholson
| 09/13/25 vs Nikiski | 163 |
| 09/27/25 vs Valdez | 136 |
| 08/16/25 @ Valdez | 84 |
| 08/23/25 vs Seward | 51 |
| 09/20/25 @ SWDP Private School | 3 |
| + 1 more games |
Tristin Nicholson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 136 yards and a pair of TDs. He is becoming a predictor of Monroe Catholic's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ryan Mavencamp, who rushed for 67 yards and one score.
Another reason for the win was Monroe Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 12 sacks. Gabriel Schlieve led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself.
Seward is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Nikiski, who was ranked fourth at the time (Seward was ranked second). The Seahawks' defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 70-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Seahawks have won five games by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Seward's win came from a few key players Monroe Catholic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ridge Conant, who rushed for 36 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Quinn Humbert also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Seward was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Seward didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Humbert and Lane Petersen. Cai Turner was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing one fumble, and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The win made it two in a row for Seward and bumps their season record up to 5-1. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 points in those games. As for Monroe Catholic, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Monroe Catholic was taken down by Seward 42-8 when the teams last played back in August. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Rams were down 36-0.
