The Roman Catholic Cahillite will challenge the DeMatha Stags at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roman Catholic is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Roman Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Malvern Prep, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Roman Catholic was ranked third). Roman Catholic secured a 21-17 W over Malvern Prep on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Roman Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Semaj Beals, who threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards. The dominant performance gave Beals a new career-high in rushing yards. Rayshawn Scott was Beals' top target, picking up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Roman Catholic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Eyan Stead and Louis Gaddy. Roman Catholic got some further help from Lazyaryus Toombs: he picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for DeMatha, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in August. They breezed by Mt. Zion Prep Academy at home to the tune of 48-0 last Sunday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Stags considering their ten-point performance the game before.
Roman Catholic pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for DeMatha, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Roman Catholic couldn't quite finish off DeMatha in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 25-23. Will Roman Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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