After flying high against St. Stephen's & St. Agnes last Saturday, Bishop O'Connell came back down to earth. The Knights took a hard 28-14 fall against the Washington Patriots on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 188th in Virginia, while the Patriots are ranked 44th in West Virginia).
When it comes to explaining why Bishop O'Connell lost, don't look at Nick Morris. Despite the final result, he rushed for 138 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries.
Jayden Campbell
| 09/13/25 vs St. Stephen's & St. Agnes | 4 |
| 08/28/25 @ Washington-Liberty | 6 |
| 09/05/25 @ St. Albans | 7 |
| 09/19/25 @ Washington | 9 |
Even if they lost, Bishop O'Connell's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Jayden Campbell was the leader with two. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with nine. Bishop O'Connell got some further help from Joshua Taliaferro: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
A big part of Washington's victory came down to the chemistry between Kyle Athey and his top target Phillip Shields. Athey rushed for 106 yards and three TDs on only ten carries while Shields rushed for 218 yards. Those 106 rushing yards gave Athey a new career-high.
Bishop O'Connell dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Washington, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bishop O'Connell will square off against Landon at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Washington, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Spring Mills at 7:00 p.m. on October 3.
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