Football Game Preview: Cathedral Phantoms vs. St. Paul Swordsmen + How To Watch

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Previous 6 Games

11/01/24 - Away	16-14 W
10/20/23 - Home	28-21 W
10/14/22 - Away	22-16 W
10/13/17 - Home	24-7 W
10/07/16 - Away	40-0 W
11/06/15 - Home	45-13 W

Cathedral has gone a perfect 6-0 against St. Paul recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Phantoms will host the Swordsmen at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Cathedral and seven for St. Paul dating back to last season.

Cathedral is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Chaminade last Friday. The Phantoms fell 35-28 to the Eagles. While the Phantoms had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Eagles 14-7.

Despite the defeat, Cathedral got top-tier performance from Jaden Jefferson, who threw for 253 yards and two TDs, and also rushed for 38 yards and one score. The Phantoms' leading receiver Quentin Hale was Jefferson's top target yet again, picking up 65 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Meanwhile, St. Paul played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Servite, falling 49-8. The contest marked the Swordsmen's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Cathedral's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for St. Paul, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.

Cathedral came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Paul when the teams last played back in November of 2024, sneaking past 16-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Swordsmen's Gabriel Castaneda, who rushed for 71 yards and a pair of TDs. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Phantoms still be able to contain Castaneda? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.