On Friday, St. James Academy faced Blue Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. James Academy Thunder fell 20-10 to the Blue Valley Tigers. The loss continues a trend for the Thunder in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
Tyson Beashore rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 104 yards on 15 of 25 attempts.
Parker Chase was his top target, picking up 64 receiving yards.
Charlie Stachowiak continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Blue Valley, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Stachowiak a new career-high in rushing yards.
St. James Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Blue Valley, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
St. James Academy will square off against St. Pius X at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Pius X knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully St. James Academy likes a good challenge. As for Blue Valley, they will venture away from home to face off against Blue Valley North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Valley's defense has only allowed 11.2 points per game this season, so Blue Valley North's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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