Football Hosts Rival St. Francis de Sales on “Senior Night” on Cherry St.
The Central Catholic football team will host arch-rival St. Francis de Sales on Friday, October 17 in a non-conference game at 7 p.m. in Gallagher Stadium.
The Fighting Irish will look to secure their 24th-consecutive win in the series and successfully hold onto the coveted Irish-Knight Trophy. CCHS has not lost to its crosstown rival since 2003.
Prior to kick off against the Knights (5-3, 2-1 CHSL), CCHS will honor 53 seniors from the fall sports of football, cheer, boys’ & girls’ cross country, boys’ golf, marching band, and girls’ tennis.
In addition, Central Catholic will recognize the 2005 Division II state championship football squad at halftime.
Please click HERE for a complete list of Game Day Information, including directions, tickets, and parking. For those fans unable to attend Friday’s contest, it can be heard LIVE on The Ticket l 100.7 FM with the “Voice of the Irish” Bill Clark & Jim Oswald, starting at 6 p.m. or streamed online HERE.
CCHS (4-4, 3-2 CHSL) is coming off a 36-21 loss vs. St. Mary’s Preparatory at Milewski Field. The Scarlet & Gray was outscored 26-7 in the 2nd half vs. the Eaglets (5-1 overall, 3-1 CHLS) to stop its 4-game winning streak.
Central Catholic benefited from 1-yard TD runs by junior RB Jeremiah Fuller and senior RB Anthony Sylvester to take a 14-10 advantage into halftime.
CCHS quickly extended its lead to 21-10 early in the 3rd quarter on the strength of an 8-yard TD pass from junior QB Ali Beydoun to senior WR Preston Fryzel,
Unfortunately for the Fighting Irish, they would not find the end zone again, while OLSM rattled off 26-straight points to snap Central Catholic’s win streak.
Individually, Beydoun completed 11-of-22 passes for 117 yards, and Sylvester rushed for a season-high 129 yards on 18 carries.
Overall this fall, Beydoun has connected on 76-of-129 passes (58.9 percent) for 889 yards and 8 TDs. Fuller has carried the ball 120 times for 733 yards with 8 scores. Beydoun’s favorite target has been Fryzel with 16 receptions for 348 yards and 3 TDs.
St. Francis de Sales enters Friday’s action on the heels of a 24-17 win vs. Divine Child at the Glass Bowl Stadium on the campus of the University of Toledo. The Knights have split their last 4 games after opening the fall winning 3 of their 1st 4 contests.
In 2024, Central Catholic defeated SFDS, 28-7, at the Glass Bowl. The Fighting Irish tallied 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in the 4th quarter to pull away from the rival Knights. RB Tyler Morgan led CCHS with a squad-best 92 yards rushing, while Beydoun came off the bench and completed 5-of- 8 passes for 95 yards.
CCHS will close out its regular season against Mona Shores on Friday, October 24 at 7 p.m. at home. The Sailors, who are members of the Ottawa-Kent Conference, have won a pair of state titles on the gridiron in 2019 and 2020.
A season ago, Central Catholic turned away a 2-point conversion with 1:35 left in regulation to secure a 14-13 road victory vs. previously unbeaten Mona Shores. Sylvester paced CCHS with a game-high 104 yards on the ground and 1 TD.
