The Blue Valley Tigers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the St. James Academy Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Blue Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Saint Thomas Aquinas, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Blue Valley was ranked second). Blue Valley fell 28-16 to Saint Thomas Aquinas on Friday. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Although Blue Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Grady Westphal and Jackson Hopper. Another player making a difference was Christopher Aiello, who threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, St. James Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Blue Valley Northwest on Friday and fell 27-24. The Thunder gained 107 more yards on the day, but it was the Huskies that made the best use of them.
St. James Academy might have lost, but man, Tyson Beashore was a machine: he threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards. Sam Niesen was another key player, picking up 149 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Blue Valley fell to 2-1. As for St. James Academy, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
Blue Valley strolled past St. James Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 17-3. Does Blue Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. James Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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