St. Paul kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They had to suffer through a 42-14 loss at the hands of the Bishop Amat Lancers. While losing is never fun, the Swordsmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Lancers are ranked 45th).
Gabriel Castaneda and Kaleb Lauago certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Castaneda threw for 194 yards and one touchdown on only 16 passes, while Lauago picked up 84 receiving yards and one TD. St. Paul also got help from Gavin Lannon, who showed off his sure hands for 84 receiving yards.
Ryan Salcedo was nothing short of spectacular for Bishop Amat: he rushed for 220 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Those 220 rushing yards gave Salcedo a new career-high.
Looking ahead, St. Paul will look to takes advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Mission Viejo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Bishop Amat, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 38-10 loss against Oak Hills on the 28th.
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