The St. Anne Cardinals will square off against the Blue Ridge Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Anne has three straight victories, Blue Ridge has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Anne is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Milford/Cissna Park, who was ranked tenth at the time (St. Anne was ranked fourth). The Cardinals took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 61-28 win over the Bearcats. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won six games by 30 points or more so far this season.
Matthew Langellier went supernova, picking up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Anne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2024.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 67-26 defeat at the hands of Meridian. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-12.
Despite the loss, Blue Ridge saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brayden Hallowell rushed for 140 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven carries, and also picked up 55 receiving yards and one score.
Blue Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for St. Anne, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
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