St. Francis lost against St. Paul back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The St. Francis Golden Knights fell 27-17 to the St. Paul Swordsmen. While losing is never fun, the Golden Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Swordsmen are ranked 69th).
Despite the loss, St. Francis had strong showings from Brady Cofre, who picked up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and John Sanders, who threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Paul was led to victory by Marley Luatua and Gabriel Castaneda. Luatua rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns, while Castaneda rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. St. Paul is 2-1 when Luatua posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Aden Taufa, who gained 94 total yards.
St. Francis dropped their record down to 0-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for St. Paul, the win snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Francis will take on Bishop Alemany at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Alemany's defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so St. Francis' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Paul, they are on the road again on Friday to play St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy at 7:00 p.m. St. Paul is facing St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy at the right time seeing as St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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