St. Michael entered their tilt with Central Catholic on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They snuck past the Central Catholic Buttons with a 41-36 win. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 35-21 victory the Buttons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
St. Michael's found their leader in sophomore Nico Anderson, who threw for 394 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.2 yards per attempt. Those 394 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Anderson. Ben Brophy was another key player, picking up 133 receiving yards and a touchdown.
One reason for the win was St. Michael's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Miller Bohnsack and George Ramirez, who racked up four sacks between them. St. Michael's got some further help from Danny Smith: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Central Catholic lost, don't look at Garrett Ticer. Despite the final result, he threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown. Ticer has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bennett Stine, who picked up 175 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Michael's pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
St. Michael's has already played their next match, a 44-20 victory against Savio on the 25th. As for Central Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-0 win against TMI-Episcopal on the 25th.
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