Cathedral was the 21-14 winner over St. Francis when they last played one another back in October of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Phantoms took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Knights on Friday. The matchup marked the Phantoms' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Several Phantoms players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaden Jefferson, who threw for 270 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Cathedral's leading receiver Glenn Carrera III was Jefferson's top target yet again, picking up 123 receiving yards and two scores.
Elijah Wilson produced another solid performance rushing for 194 yards and one TD, while also picking up 41 receiving yards and one touchdown for St. Francis. Those 194 rushing yards gave Wilson a new career-high. Alister Chan was another key player, throwing for 113 yards and a pair of TDs.
Cathedral's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-5. As for St. Francis, their record is now 2-8.
Looking ahead, Cathedral will host Western at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Jefferson and Chance Thomas. St. Francis does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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