Football Falls to Detroit Catholic Central, 31-12
NOVI, MI - The Central Catholic football team battled on the road Saturday afternoon but came up short against Detroit Catholic Central, falling 31-12 in a Catholic High School League showdown at Fr. Richard Elmer, C.S.B. Stadium.
With the loss, the Fighting Irish fall to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in CHSL play. The setback also snapped Central Catholic’s three-game winning streak.
Sophomore quarterback Lincoln Sellers led the Scarlet & Gray offense, completing 19-of-32 passes for a season-high 250 yards and two touchdowns. Sellers has now thrown for at least 200 yards in each of the last three games.
Sellers connected with junior wide receiver David Yharbrough for a 49-yard touchdown strike before finding senior wide receiver Amari Eliano for a 52-yard scoring pass.
Yharbrough established season highs with seven receptions and 96 receiving yards. He has also hauled in a touchdown pass in two of the Fighting Irish’s last three contests.
Senior running back Jeremiah Fuller paced the Central Catholic ground attack, finishing with a team-high 72 rushing yards on 18 carries.
Central Catholic will look to bounce back when the Fighting Irish return home to face Brother Rice on Friday, October 9, as part of Homecoming Weekend. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Gallagher Stadium.
The finalists for the 2026 Homecoming Queen are Gia Delgado, Hope Johnson, Sherlyn Ramirez-Guzman, Layla Laytart, and Madison Stricker. The Homecoming Queen will be announced at halftime of Friday night’s game.
Central Catholic defeated Brother Rice, 28-14, last fall at Blue Devils Stadium on the campus of Lawrence Technological University. The Fighting Irish held the Warriors scoreless in the second half to secure their first victory of the season.
Defensively, Robert Campbell led the way with two sacks, while Victor Singleton Jr. provided one of the game’s biggest plays with a 75-yard scoop-and-score following a blocked field goal in the first half.
On offense, quarterback Ali Beydoun completed 9-of-11 passes for 105 yards, including a two-yard touchdown pass to Billy Williams on the final play of the opening half. Fuller added a team-high 96 rushing yards on 18 carries.
