The Cathedral Catholic Dons took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 35-7 win over the Saint Francis Lancers. Given the Dons' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Lancers are ranked 64th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brady Palmer
| 08/29/25 @ Saint Francis | 260 |
| 10/25/24 vs Madison | 222 |
| 11/01/24 @ Point Loma | 210 |
| 10/11/24 @ Granite Hills | 199 |
| 08/22/25 vs Mater Dei Catholic | 182 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cathedral Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Palmer, who threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground. Those 260 passing yards gave Palmer a new career-high. Cathedral Catholic also got a significant boost from Willie Flores, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
Cathedral Catholic's run defense was locked in: Saint Francis could only muster 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Kevin Clark for the heroic effort on defense: he. Cathedral Catholic's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.1.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Cathedral Catholic, racking up 11 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Parker Johnson, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Cathedral Catholic has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Looking ahead, Cathedral Catholic will face off against Chandler at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 850 yards in their previous games. As for Saint Francis, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will face off against McClymonds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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