There's no place like home for St. Joseph's Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 49-41 win over the Pickens Blue Flame on Friday. The Knights pushed the score to 49-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Flame cut but never quite recovered from.

Sam Patterson
09/12/25 vs Pickens | 155 |
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08/29/25 vs Chapman | 31 |
11/01/24 @ Powdersville | 24 |
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This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Mack Rambo and Sam Patterson. Rambo rushed for 175 yards and four TDs while Patterson rushed for 155 yards and one score on only ten carries. Those 155 rushing yards gave Patterson a new career-high. Jack Stewart was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries.
St. Joseph's Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 419 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Despite the loss, Pickens still got an impressive performance from Brooks Dow, who rushed for 196 yards while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 123 yards and a pair of TDs. Will Stone also helped out as he racked up 137 rushing yards.
St. Joseph's Catholic pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.7 points over those games. As for Pickens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
St. Joseph's Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 49-7 loss against Fountain Inn on the 19th. As for Pickens, they have also already played their next game, a 50-42 defeat against Blue Ridge on the 19th.
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