Thanks to Ryan Tomey for the game info, and a photo gallery
Football:
St. Francis hoped it could secure an outright Angelus League title on Friday night.
Their hosts from St. Paul had other ideas.
The Swordsmen would edge the Golden Knights, 37-32, and handed SFHS their only league setback in 2023.
St. Francis and Loyola both finished 4-1, but the Golden Knights defeated the Cubs in the league opener, 25-21, back on September 29th.
This game was back and forth throughout.
In fact, three of the four quarters were decided by two points or less, and St. Paul had a 14-10 advantage in the second period.
John Calmette had TD runs of 2, 1 and 5 yards.
After his second TD, Calmette caught the two-point conversion pass from John Sanders to pull SFHS to within 35-32 with 3:52 to play in the third quarter.
The only points of the fourth period came with 2:32 to play.
St. Paul sacked Sanders in the end zone for a safety.
Shawn Sanders booted a 31-yard field goal.
And Jamie Lawyer returned a kickoff 94 yards for a TD.
Up next: The Golden Knights will get their playoff opponent on Sunday morning at 10.
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Box Score:
SF: 14-10-8-0-(32)
SP: 14-14-7-2-(37)
Scoring:
SF: John Calmette 2 run (Shawn Sanders kick)
SP: Ryan Lemus 50 pass from Gabriel Castaneda (Abraham Navalta kick)
SF: John Calmette 1 run (Shawn Sanders kick)
SP: Nate Calderon 62 pass from Gabriel Castaneda (Abraham Navalta kick)
SF: Shawn Sanders 31 FG
SP: Devaughn Garner-Egans 1 run (Abraham Navalta kick)
SF: Jamie Lawyer 94 kickoff return (Shawn Sanders kick)
SP: Orlando Zepeda 95 kickoff return (Abraham Navalta kick)
SP: Anthony Osorio 1 run (Abraham Zavalta kick)
SF: John Calmette 5 run (Sanders to Calmette pass)
SP: Safety (St. Paul sacked Sanders in end zone)
Angelus League Scores:
Paraclete 42, Crespi 0
Loyola 27, Cathedral 6
St. Paul 37, St. Paul 32
Angelus League Standings:
St. Francis (8-2, 4-1)
Loyola (5-5, 4-1)
St. Paul (5-5, 3-2)
Paraclete (7-3, 2-3)
Cathedral (4-6, 2-3)
Crespi (2-8, 0-5)
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