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Football Friday Preview: St. Thomas Academy vs. Holy Family Catholic
St. Thomas Academy, ranked No. 2 in Class 4A faces Holy Family Catholic, the No. 2 squad in Class 3A in a battle of unbeatens.
FOOTBALL FRIDAY
(5-0, 5-0 Classic Suburban Conference) vs. Holy Family Catholic (5-0, Independent)
PLAYMAKERS
—Kevin Gray (St. Thomas Academy – Running Back)
The junior who had just 15 carries going into last week, rushed for 76 yards on 14 carries against North St. Paul. He finished with four touchdowns in the win.
—Isaac Hayes (St. Thomas Academy – Offensive Tackle)
The Golden Gopher commit comes from a football family. His older brother, Anthony, is a freshman at Stanford.
—Ryan Dahl (Holy Family Catholic – Offensive Tackle/Defensive End)
The 6-foot-9, 290-pounder scored his first touchdown of the season on a one-yard touchdown run. He is also a basketball standout.
St. Thomas AcademyMichael Roane (Holy Family Catholic – Running Back)
Has rushed 94 times for 564 yards and has four touchdowns.
CADETS WIN IF...
They can continue their balanced attack. Eight different players scored rushing touchdowns this season, including Minnesota commit offensive tackle Isaac Hayes.
FIRE WIN IF...
They can win the time of possession battle. STA has scored more than 40 points in four of five games and Holy Family Catholic, which has rushed for 1189 yards (5.6 yards per carry and 12 touchdowns, needs to be able to run the ball and keep their defense off the field and fresh.
2-MINUTE DRILL
SITE: St. Thomas Academy
TIME: 7 p.m. Friday
WEATHER: Partly sunny, 65 degrees
LAST MEETING: First meeting between the two schools.
ST. THOMAS SCHEDULE
Fri, Sept. 2 at Simley W 42-0
Fri, Sept. 9 vs. Richfield W 45-0
Fri, Sept. 16 at Mahtomedi W 21-13
Fri, Sept. 23 vs. Tartan W 48-7
Fri, Sept. 30 vs. North St. PaulW 42-13
Fri, Oct. 7 vs. Holy Family Catholic
Fri, Oct. 14 vs. Hill-Murray
Wed, Oct. 19 at Henry Sibley
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC SCHEDULE
Fri, Sept. 2 at Watertown-Mayer W 29-12
Sat, Sept. 10 Escanaba (MI) W 50-14
Fri, Sept. 16 New Ulm W 40-12
Fri, Sept. 23 New London-Spicer W 17-6
Fri, Sept. 30 Esko W 41-33
Fri, Oct. 7 at St. Thomas Academy
Fri, Oct. 14 Waseca
Wed, Oct. 19 Duluth Denfeld