Two dominant signal callers in Carter Devero and Sawyer Anderson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Nolan Catholic Vikings will host the Parish Episcopal Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nolan Catholic is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Nolan Catholic was beaten by Prestonwood Christian 70-14. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 705th, while the Lions are ranked 104th).
Nolan Catholic's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Devero, who threw for 169 yards and a touchdown, and Aaron Morales, who picked up 87 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Parish Episcopal's offense rose to the challenge against a Eagles defense that boasted an average of only 14.4 points allowed on Friday. Parish Episcopal took their match at home with ease, bagging a 56-27 win over Legacy Christian Academy. Considering the Panthers have won three contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Anderson, who threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 90 yards on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Marcus Hanish, who gained 131 total yards and a touchdown.
Parish Episcopal wouldn't let Legacy Christian Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Juju Mayfield, Nick Wheeler, and Ian Rigg picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Mayfield is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Parish Episcopal was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Nolan Catholic now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Parish Episcopal, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
Nolan Catholic took a serious blow against Parish Episcopal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 56-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Anderson, who threw for 284 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes. Now that Nolan Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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