St. James Academy and Blue Valley North are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The St. James Academy Thunder will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Blue Valley North Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
St. James Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Basehor-Linwood 37-19.
Tyson Beashore was a one-man wrecking crew for St. James Academy as he rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Beashore has posted since back in September. Sam Niesen was another key player, picking up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blue Valley North). They blew past Leavenworth, posting a 41-14 win. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the PIONEERS are ranked 91st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blue Valley North got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Frankie Tryban out in front who rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Quentin Wallace, who picked up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Blue Valley North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
St. James Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.8 points per game. As for Blue Valley North, their win bumped their record up to 3-7.
Everything came up roses for St. James Academy against Blue Valley North in their previous matchup back in October, as the squad secured a 28-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. James Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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