It was a proper cat-fight when Collegiate duked it out with Paul VI on Friday. The Cougars fell 29-21 to the Panthers. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 20-7 to the Panthers when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Collegiate's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sam Settar, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The Cougars' leading receiver Zach Jarvis was Settar's top target yet again, picking up 87 receiving yards and one score.
Collegiate didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Jarvis picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
The critical scores for Paul VI came from Hudson Akin, Aiden Gallagher, Keyon Johnson, and Cooper Colcombe.
This is the second loss in a row for Collegiate and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Paul VI, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Collegiate will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Benedictine at 3:45 p.m. on October 10. As for Paul VI, they will face off against St. Albans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Panthers will need to watch out since the Bulldogs have now posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
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