Oak Hall and St. Joseph Academy squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Oak Hall had to settle for second. They were beaten by the St. Joseph Academy Flashes 52-20. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Despite the loss, Oak Hall still got an impressive performance from Briggs Copeland, who picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Copeland's longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Oak Hall also got help from Bear Wooley, who showed off his sure hands for 91 receiving yards.
St. Joseph Academy was led to victory by Jack Fox and Cody Ott. Fox rushed for 155 yards on only 13 carries, while Ott threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt. That's the most rushing yards Fox has posted since back in August.
Oak Hall is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6. As for St. Joseph Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Oak Hall does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Joseph Academy, they will face off against Foundation Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Academy's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Foundation Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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