It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cardinal Newman can now relate to. They and the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders were almost perfectly matched up on Thursday, but they suffered a 22-21 defeat. It was the first time this season that the Crusaders let down their fans at home.
Cardinal Newman's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jyron Hughley, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 108 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Hughley has posted since back in September. Jaylin ?Jbo? Brown was another key back, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Jershaun Newton was his usual excellent self, rushing for 173 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries for Clearwater Central Catholic. Clearwater Central Catholic also got a significant boost from Sean Cuono, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 101 yards.
The defeat snapped Cardinal Newman's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-2 record. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
As of now, neither Cardinal Newman nor Clearwater Central Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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