Football Recap: Father Lopez Piles Up the Points Against Halifax Academy

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Previous 4 Games

10/17/25 - Home	54-6 W
10/25/24 - Away	0-38 L
09/15/23 - Away	12-24 L
10/28/22 - Home	44-0 W

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Father Lopez). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Halifax Academy Knights 54-6. The Green Wave pushed the score to 48-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights had no chance of recovering from.

Father Lopez got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Rylan Demarsh out in front who rushed for 18 yards and one touchdown, and also caught one score. Macon Chesley also helped with two TDs in total.

Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 18 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Owen Albert, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown. Another bright spot was a punt return touchdown from him.

Father Lopez's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Evan Blackburn was especially locked on to Halifax Academy's QB and sacked him twice. Blackburn has become a key player for Father Lopez: the team is undefeated when he posts at least one sack, but 2-3 otherwise.

Father Lopez has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.8 points on average over those games. As for Halifax Academy, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Father Lopez will head out to take on Umatilla at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Green Wave will need to watch out since the Bulldogs have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Halifax Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Geneva at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Halifax Academy will be up against Geneva's rather soft defense (which has allowed 32.44 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.