The Donahue Catholic Shamrocks will square off against the First Coast Christian Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. First Coast Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Donahue Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Donahue Catholic is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They blew past Oasis Christian 64-0 at home. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Shamrocks had established a 57 point advantage.
Leo Cantwell went supernova for Donahue Catholic, rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Cantwell didn't just play on offense: he also picked up four sacks and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss). Another player making a difference was Luke Misek, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Misek wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Donahue Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 501 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Donahue Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 11 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cantwell and Paul Berg who racked up six sacks between them. Berg also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, making three total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, First Coast Christian was beaten by Ocala Christian 52-18 on Friday.
Everything came up roses for Donahue Catholic against First Coast Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 43-0 win. Will Donahue Catholic repeat their success, or does First Coast Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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