St. Paul has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Byrd Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m.
St. Paul's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave two weeks ago, when they got past Covington's usually-dominant defense. St. Paul's came out on top against Covington by a score of 38-28.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Byrd rose to the challenge on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 20-0 shutout. The 20-point effort marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Desmond Simmons was his usual excellent self, rushing for 197 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Byrd didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ja?Cari Williams and Azariae Barfield. Byrd got some further help from Darell Cottonham Jr.: he defended a pass.
Byrd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 247 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches.
St. Paul's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.7 points per game. As for Byrd, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
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