The St. Thomas Academy Cadets will head out to face off against the Robbinsdale Armstrong Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas Academy's defense has only allowed 15.5 points per game this season, so Robbinsdale Armstrong's offense will have their work cut out for them.
St. Thomas Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Mahtomedi at home to the tune of 52-7 on Friday. Given the Cadets' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Zephyrs are ranked 135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Thomas Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chase Young led the charge by rushing for 34 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 11 yards and a touchdown. Ari Tobias handled things on the ground, rushing for 81 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Thomas Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. Thomas Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Charles Probst was especially locked on to Mahtomedi's QB and sacked him twice. Mason Pfannenstein was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Robbinsdale Armstrong put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They managed a 28-22 victory over Cretin-Derham Hall.
The win made it two in a row for St. Thomas Academy and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Robbinsdale Armstrong, their record now sits at 4-0.
Everything came up roses for St. Thomas Academy against Robbinsdale Armstrong in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 44-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Thomas Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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