It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Holy Cross had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over the St. Dominic Bayhawks. Considering the Knights have won three games by more than 29 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Madden Martinez
| 10/18/25 vs Nazareth | 177.1 |
| 11/08/25 vs St. Dominic | 156.3 |
| 09/12/25 @ Kennedy Catholic | 146.4 |
| 09/21/25 vs St. John the Baptist | 133.1 |
| 11/01/25 @ Mt. St. Michael Academy | 115.3 |
| + 4 more games |
Madden Martinez looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 118 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punching in one TD on the ground. His passing game has become a key predictor of Holy Cross' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-3 otherwise. The Knights also got a significant boost from Antoine Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.
The win (which was Holy Cross' third in a row) raised their record to 6-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.3 points on average over those games. As for St. Dominic, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Coming up, Holy Cross will square off against Christ the King at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Williams and Isaiah Smith. St. Dominic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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