Bishop Manogue is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Pittsburg. The Bishop Manogue Miners had to suffer through a 41-14 loss at the hands of the Pittsburg Pirates. The Miners were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-7.
Despite the loss, Bishop Manogue had strong showings from Demari Stacker, who picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Brandon Mann, who threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns.
Bishop Manogue wouldn't let Pittsburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bishop Manogue can thank Josh Zarcone and Tonu Finau for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Zarcone is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
Pittsburg was led to victory by Jamar Searcy and Marley Alcantara. Searcy rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while Alcantara threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. That's the most total yards Alcantara has posted since back in September of 2023. Pittsburg also got help from Truly Bell, who showed off his sure hands for 96 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Bishop Manogue and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Pittsburg, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Bishop Manogue is on the road again on Friday to play Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. As for Pittsburg, they will welcome Archbishop Riordan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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