Sports: Bosco Hosts Friendship Collegiate Academy, D With Five Picks In Dominant Win
by Jack Turner
Last Friday night, the undefeated St. John Bosco Braves played friendly host and dominant defending national champion to Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, D.C) at Panish Family Stadium, winning 48-12.
The Braves got off to a semi-slow start with the score being 7-6 in favor of the Braves after the first quarter, with the first score being a six-yard touchdown pass from senior Caleb Sanchez to sophomore Daniel Odom.
Bosco picked it up going into the second quarter starting with a 65-yard touchdown pass from Caleb to senior Tommy Maher. With a very deep offensive attack, the Braves were doing solid work with their senior running back crew that showcases Chauncey Sylvester, Cameron Jones and Khalil Warren.
Quarterback Caleb Sanchez had the passing game clicking, completing 14 of 19 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns. Once the Braves offense started flowing there was no stopping them.
“We always say we have to beat ourselves first,” said Caleb. “So if we stay focused on us, it really doesn’t matter who’s in front of us.”
But the Brave defense was the story of the night, showing it has the best secondary in the country. Despite being down five-star, Alabama-commit and senior Peyton Woodyard, Bosco’s secondary secured five interceptions.
Seniors Marcelles Williams, Dillon Rickenbacker and Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa had one interception a piece with Kyngstonn’s resulting in a pick-6, with the other two interceptions coming from sophomore Tay Lockett. The Braves defense is looking sharp and will continue to keep this momentum in weeks to come.
“Getting a pick in any game is a big momentum swing, and we were able to get five so that’s big for us. We’re gonna keep the energy up in practice this week and stay locked in working hard everyday to reach our goal of going back-to-back,” Marcelles said.
The Braves will host another out-of-state opponent in St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD) tomorrow, who is currently 0-3 after being a topped ranked team nationally coming into the season. The Braves will look to keep their undefeated season alive at Panish Family Stadium at 7pm.
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