Football Recap: Saint Francis Keeps Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's Under Pressure

Motu Keanaaina

Rushing Touchdowns

10/31/25 @ Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory	3
10/24/25 vs St. Ignatius College Preparatory	2
10/10/25 vs Archbishop Mitty	2
10/03/25 @ Bellarmine College Prep	1

If Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Saint Francis, they should've done a better job of containing Motu Keanaaina. The Lancers won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Fightin' Irish 21-20 thanks in part to Keanaaina, who rushed for 124 yards and three scores, and also picked up 66 receiving yards. He has become a key player for Saint Francis: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise.

Saint Francis' defense made their presence known, laying out Michael Sargent four times. Miles Day refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.

Several Fightin' Irish players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Legend Williams, who rushed for 131 yards and one touchdown on only 13 carries. Williams' longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Sargent was another key passer, throwing for 181 yards and one TD.

Saint Francis has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 5.14 yards per carry in those games compared to only 2.05 in the others. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Saint Francis will face off against rival Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is set to challenge their familiar foe St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Williams and Luke Tribolet.