The Cathedral Phantoms will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Francis Golden Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cathedral knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully St. Francis likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Cathedral on the road against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy as the squad secured a 42-10 victory. The Phantoms might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Cathedral found their leader in underclassman Jaden Jefferson, who threw for 165 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. With that strong performance, Jefferson is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Quentin Hale was another key player, picking up 37 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Cathedral didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sean Brooks and Rashaun Covington. Brooks is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's side was Faruq Muhammad, who picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles, and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Francis). They came out on top against Paraclete by a score of 39-30 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Knights.
Cathedral's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for St. Francis, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6.
Things could have been worse for Cathedral, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 41-25 loss to St. Francis when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Francis' John Sanders, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Now that Cathedral knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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