It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clearwater Central Catholic can now relate to. They were dealt a 42-7 loss at the hands of the Chaminade-Madonna Lions on Wednesday. The Marauders haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
| 12/11/24 vs Chaminade-Madonna | 156 |
| 11/29/24 vs Lakeland Christian | 40 |
| 11/22/24 vs Carrollwood Day | 32 |
| 10/27/23 vs Seffner Christian | 9 |
| 12/05/24 @ Cardinal Newman | 8 |
Despite the defeat, Clearwater Central Catholic saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Johnny Richardson made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The dominant performance also gave Khayse Barrett a new career-high in rushing yards (156).
Even though they lost, Clearwater Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 271 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Even if they lost, Clearwater Central Catholic's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Gregory Thomas and Tyrique Harris, who racked up all four sacks between them. Another thorn in Chaminade-Madonna's side was Richardson, who made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Chaminade-Madonna found their leader in sophomore Tyler Chance, who threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Chaminade-Madonna also got help from Denairius Gray, who showed off his sure hands for 99 receiving yards.
Clearwater Central Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-3. As for Chaminade-Madonna, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
As of now, neither Clearwater Central Catholic nor Chaminade-Madonna have any future games scheduled.
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