Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. John XXIII). They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over the St. Paul Cardinals. With the Lions ahead 28-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
A big part of St. John XXIII's win came down to the chemistry between Josh Pfeifer and his top target Micah Cohen. Pfeifer threw for 272 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt while Cohen picked up 107 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 60 yards.
St. John XXIII'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 Caden Mouton and Anthony Villarreal.
The victory made it two in a row for St. John XXIII and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for St. Paul, they now also have a losing record at 2-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John XXIII has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome San Antonio Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. John XXIII will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for St. Paul, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Covenant Christian at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th.
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