The St. James Academy Thunder will venture away from home to challenge the Blue Valley Tigers 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 game.
St. James Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Blue Valley Northwest, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (St. James Academy was ranked 14th). St. James Academy fell just short of Blue Valley Northwest by a score of 27-24 on Friday. The Thunder haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, St. James Academy got top-tier performance from Tyson Beashore, who 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. Beashore's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Sam Niesen was another key player, picking up 149 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley came up short against Saint Thomas Aquinas on Friday and fell 28-16. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
St. James Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Blue Valley, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
St. James Academy ended up a good deal behind Blue Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 17-3. Thankfully for St. James Academy, John Price (who rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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