Gross Catholic is 1-7 against Roncalli Catholic since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cougars will host the Crimson Pride at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Roncalli Catholic heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Gross Catholic took over last week. The Cougars walked away with a 14-7 victory over Boys Town on Friday.
Robbie Brennan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 57 yards and one touchdown, while also picking up 47 receiving yards. Jp Greenhagen also deserves some recognition as he punched in his first rushing touchdown of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roncalli Catholic). They put the hurt on Brownell Talbot with a sharp 29-6 win on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Crimson Pride just coasted through the last quarter.
The critical scores for Roncalli Catholic came from Ehren Stoffel, Will Johnson, Andrew Johnson, and Sean Bleadje.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Roncalli Catholic proved: they limited Brownell Talbot to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Jacob Retallick for the heroic effort on defense: he. Roncalli Catholic's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.8.
Roncalli Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of James Bohnenkamp and Johnson.
Roncalli Catholic now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Gross Catholic, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Gross Catholic couldn't quite finish off Roncalli Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 and fell 23-21. Thankfully for the Cougars, Maxwell Thompson (who picked up 180 receiving yards and a pair of TDs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
