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Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic 47 Life Christian Academy 0

Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic High School vs. Life Christian Academy
August 23rd Dinwiddie Sports Complex 7:00 pm kickoff

Recap provided by Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic High School

Saint Michael played Life Christian in a season opening VISAA Division 1 matchup, Friday night at the Dinwiddie Sports Complex. The Warriors won 47-0 gaining 470 yards on offense with zero turnovers. The Warrior defense suffocated the Life Christian holding them to 53 total yards on the night, forcing 3 fumbles and two interceptions.

Senior QB Nahshon Wilson had 163 yards of total offense, throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for 1. Backup QB Austin Mawyer passed for 190 yards and 2 touchdowns. Running back Marcus Ferguson had 9 carries for 54 yards and 1 rushing TD. Senior Jon Barnett had 3 catches for 3 touchdowns and 104 yards. Junior Captain Deionte Johnson led the Warriors with 6 catches for 84 yards and he also kicked 3 extra points.

Senior Captain and Division 1 college prospect Josh Jackson was dominant on defense. He had 3 sacks, 3 additional tackles including a tackle for a loss, forced one fumble, and tipped 3 passes that led to 1 interception. Senior DT Sean James also recorded a career high 3 sacks and recovered 2 fumbles. Newcomer Junior LB LJ Jean-Philippe recorded 5 tackles, recovered a fumble at the 1-yard line preserving the shutout, had 1 sack and also added an interception. Senior Captain, Wisconsin commit Remington Moss, forced a fumble on the first play of the game on a tackle for a loss, setting the tone for the night, he also recorded 3 tackles for a loss. The Warriors play defending VISAA D1 State champion Benedictine next Saturday night at 5 pm at Riverbend High School.

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Scoring Summary:

1st Q: Nahshon Wilson 2-yard TD run. Deionte Johnson XP

SM 7 – Life Christian 0

1st Q: Nahshon Wilson 30-yard TD pass to Matthew Holland. Deionte Johnson XP

SM 14 – Life Christian 0

2nd Q: Tyler Owens 25-yard TD run. Deionte Johnson XP.

SM 21 – Life Christian 0

2nd Q: Marcus Ferguson 6-yard TD run. XP missed.

SM 27 – Life Christian 0

2nd Q: Austin Mawyer 40-yard TD pass to Jonathon Barnett. XP missed

SM: 33 – Life Christian 0

2nd Q: Austin Mawyer 45-yard TD pass to Jonathon Barnett. 2-pt completion Mawyer to Johnson

SM: 41 – Life Christian 0

Half

3rd Q: Nahshon Wilson 18-yard TD pass to Jonathon Barnett. 2-pt conv no good

SM: 47 – Life Christian 0

FINAL


Statistics:

Saint Michael:

470 Total Yards

Passing: 14-25-303 yards and 4 TDS. No Ints. No sacks
Passing: Nahshon Wilson 7-14-113 yards 2 TDS. Austin Mawyer 7-11-190 2 TDS 1-2pt conv

Receiving: Deionte Johnson 6-87 1-2pt conv. Jonathon Barnett 3-104-3 TDS. Max Gardner 3-69. Matthew Holland: 2-46-1 TD

Rushing: 23 rushes - 167 yards – 3 TDS
Marcus Ferguson: 9-54-1 TD. Nahshon Wilson: 8-50-1 TD. Tyler Owens 3-40-1 TD. Matthew Holland: 2-15. Austin Mawyer 1-9.

Turnovers: 0
First Downs: 14
1 punt
Penalties: 6-55 yards
Interceptions by Germaine Gillion and LJ Jean-Philippe
Sacks: Josh Jackson 3 for -22, 1 forced fumble, one forced int. 2 tackles for loss
Sean James 3 for -17. 2 fumble recoveries
LJ Jean Phillipe: 1 sack -5, 1 int. 1 Fumble recovery


Life Christian Academy:

53 Total Yards

Passing: 9-28-35 yards 2 interceptions, 2 strip sacks, - 8 sacks total
Rushing: 4-18 1 fumble

Turnovers: 5
4 punts
5 penalties for 45 yards

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