On Saturday, Oct. 9, the Jesuit High School Sacramento varsity football team beat the Cosumnes Oaks High School Wolfpack 41-6 at Jesuit High School, continuing a six-game winning streak and boasting a record of 6-1.
Jesuit started off with a touchdown in the first three minutes of the game. Only two minutes later, Jesuit scored again on a 70 yard rushing touchdown. By the end of the first half, the Marauders recorded two more touchdowns for a total of 28 points and were able to hold COHS to 6 points.
Running back Garrett McGriff ’22 finished the game with 189 total yards and four of Jesuit’s six touchdowns. Back-up running back Jagger Shadix ’23 can attest to Garret’s great performance and Jesuit’s potential in the future.
“Garrett McGriff had a great game,” Jagger said. “The team played pretty well on Saturday.
We made a couple mistakes but it isn’t anything we can’t fix.”
At the start of the second half, Jesuit fumbled the ball but recovered only a minute later with an interception by Alexander Benham ’22, setting up one of Jesuit’s rushing touchdowns. Offensive and Defensive Line Coach Sean Morris commends the team’s defense.
“Our defense as a unit has really been coming together and playing well,” Coach Morris said. “It was great to see on one of the last plays of the game to see James Puchi ’23 blitz and force a quick throw and Hawker Hechtl ’22 get the interception. Then the entire team ran to block for him and our sideline erupted with excitement for those guys.”
Then, on Saturday, Oct 16, Jesuit hosted the Elk Grove High School Thundering Herd at Jesuit and extended their winning streak to seven, defeating EGHS 70-35.
The game kicked off with Senior Night, when senior varsity football players along with their supportive families were honored for their contributions to the Jesuit football program over the last four years.
Within the first minute of the game, Jesuit scored its first touchdown on a fumble recovery by wide receiver Jackson Hagopian ’22. A minute later, Garrett got the team’s second touchdown off on a pick-six.