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On its opening drive against DeMatha on Saturday afternoon, the St. John’s football team made dissecting arguably the D.C. area’s best defense appear uncomplicated. The Cadets drove 45 yards with short runs and passes to become the first local team to score a touchdown on DeMatha’s defense.
“It was just like, ‘Okay, we got some competition,’ ” DeMatha defensive end Jason Moore said. “We’ve faced other competition, but it was definitely new.”
If No. 2 DeMatha was going to find stiff competition in the area, No. 3 St. John’s, the reigning Washington Catholic Athletic Conference champion, was a prime candidate. But after the Cadets’ opening touchdown, DeMatha’s defense reinforced its dominance. The Stags didn’t surrender another point until the final seconds of their 17-14 win in Northwest Washington and stopped the Cadets near the goal line on the final play.
While DeMatha (7-1) has won a WCAC-record 24 championships, St. John’s (5-3) is attempting to become the league’s new powerhouse. Since the Stags last won the WCAC title in 2016, the Cadets have secured two league crowns. While St. John’s went winless against DeMatha between 1994 and 2017, Saturday was the Stags’ second win over the Cadets since 2017.
Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/10/22/matchup-wcac-powers-dematha-shuts-down-st-johns/
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