Football Recap: Holy Cross Victorious

Brady Lombardo

Passing Yards

11/15/25 @ Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic	371
10/23/25 vs Crosby	367
10/02/25 vs Oxford	273
09/19/25 @ Naugatuck	251
10/31/25 @ Waterbury Career Academy	250
+ 4 more games

Holy Cross won the last time they faced Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic and Brady Lombardo did his part to make sure it happened again. The Crusaders enjoyed a cozy 36-20 victory over the Yellowjackets on Saturday with plenty of help from Lombardo, who threw for 371 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt. Holy Cross is undefeated when Lombardo posts 250 or more passing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.

Devonne Drake was Lombardo's top target, picking up 122 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Drake got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 77 yards.

Several Yellowjackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cole Linnen, who rushed for 91 yards and one TD on only 12 carries.

Holy Cross' win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

Holy Cross and Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic will both get a bit of extra prep time before their next matchups. The next time the Crusaders see the field they'll take on Wolcott at 10:00 a.m. on the 27th. As for Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic, their break will end when they face St. Paul Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on the 26th.