It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Holy Innocents Episcopal can now relate to. They fell 30-23 to the Aquinas Fightin' Irish on Friday.
Although Holy Innocents Episcopal took the loss, they still got scores from Sam Chasteen and Khalid Worthy.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Holy Innocents Episcopal, racking up 11 points in total. All came courtesy of Graham Forgey: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 2-for-2 kicking extra points for an additional two.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Aquinas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jim Franklin, who threw for 173 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards on only nine carries. Another player making a difference was Zion Allen, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Holy Innocents Episcopal now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Aquinas, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Holy Innocents Episcopal does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Aquinas, they will face off against Athens Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Athens Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
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