On Monday, Donahue Catholic faced Geneva Classical Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Donahue Catholic Shamrocks breezed by the Geneva Classical Academy Knights on the road to the tune of 44-6. The Shamrocks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 38 points or more this season.
Donahue Catholic found their leader in underclassman Luke Misek, who rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Misek's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Leo Cantwell was in the mix too, providing Donahue Catholic with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Donahue Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Geneva Classical Academy only rushed for 46.
Donahue Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Paul Berg and Misek. Berg's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 107 rushing yards. Donahue Catholic got some further help from Athy Niewald: he picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
The victory (which was Donahue Catholic's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. As for Geneva Classical Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.
Donahue Catholic will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Lake Mary Prep at 6:00 p.m. Donahue Catholic's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Lake Mary Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Geneva Classical Academy, they will host Academy at the Lakes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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