Two dominant signal callers in Jyron Hughley and Chase Burrill are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cardinal Newman Crusaders will face off against the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cardinal Newman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 45-14 win over Community School of Naples. Considering the Crusaders have won seven matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Phoenix Donghia
| 11/21/25 vs Community School of Naples | 120 |
| 11/14/25 vs Benjamin | 73 |
| 10/31/25 vs Buchholz | 70 |
| 10/27/25 @ Bishop Verot | 45 |
| 10/17/25 vs West Boca Raton | 92 |
| + 7 more games |
Phoenix Donghia was his usual excellent self, rushing for 120 yards and two scores on only 15 carries, while also picking up 69 receiving yards and one touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.2 rushing yards per game.
Cardinal Newman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kahlil Gabaud and Aydan Elam. Another thorn in Community School of Naples' side was Adam Balogoun-Ali, who made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg Catholic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 50-46 W against Neumann. 50 seems to be a good number for the Barons as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Burrill and Peyton Frontino. Burrill had a great game and threw for 387 yards and three TDs while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, Frontino was balling out in the loss, throwing for 306 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a pair of scores on the ground.
Cardinal Newman's record is now 9-3. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, their record now sits at 12-0.
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