St. Edmund hasn't had much luck against Catholic of Pointe Coupee recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The St. Edmund Fighting Blue Jays will challenge the Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after seven-games, but that won't be the case come Thursday.
St. Edmund is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Sacred Heart: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. Edmund blew Sacred Heart out of the water with a 58-7 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-7.
Meanwhile, Catholic of Pointe Coupee was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Berchmans Academy 53-7 at home. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Saints are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee found their leader in underclassman Myka Nipple, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carter Hotard and Chase Dauthier.
St. Edmund's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Catholic of Pointe Coupee, their record now sits at an identical 7-0.
St. Edmund ended up a good deal behind Catholic of Pointe Coupee in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 36-20. Thankfully for St. Edmund, Cooper Laviolette (who rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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