Chaminade-Madonna and American Heritage (ranked 42nd and 14th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile contest on Friday. The Chaminade-Madonna Lions narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the American Heritage Patriots 48-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since September 21, 2023.
Preston Wright was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 487 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 41 yards. Jasen Lopez was Wright's top target, picking up 256 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chaminade-Madonna was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 662 total yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now gained at least 504 total yards in three consecutive matchups.
Chaminade-Madonna's defensive line made their presence known, laying out Dia Bell. three times. Donta Simpson Jr was especially locked on to American Heritage's QB and sacked him twice.
Despite the loss, American Heritage still got an impressive performance from Bell, who threw for 358 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Byron Louis, who gained 227 total yards and a touchdown.
Chaminade-Madonna pushed their record up to 1-2 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for American Heritage, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Chaminade-Madonna will take on Edison at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for American Heritage, they will face off against Naples at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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