Jasher Foster’s 93-yard punt return turned the tide for St. Francis
By Tim Peterson
(La Canada) – St. Francis lost two weeks ago to Salesian in double overtime. Last week the Golden Knights fell to Harvard-Westlake on a last second pass as time ran out. Friday night they got a first place Cathedral team that was undefeated after seven weeks coming in. A loss here and St. Francis might as well make plans for next year. Instead the Golden Knight turned the tables, got off the floor and knocked off Cathedral 31-14 Friday night at Friedman Field.
Tied at 14 in the third quarter Jasher Foster made the game turning play when he fielded a punt at his own seven yard line broke a couple of tackles and outran the Cathedral coverage 93 yards for a touchdown. Just like that it was 21-14 and the Golden Knights never looked back.
The St. Francis D stopped the Phantoms on the next three possessions forcing a punt and then stopping two fourth down conversions.
The Golden Knights then iced it with a late touchdown in the fourth quarter when Foster got loose again. Running out of the wildcat, he broke a tackle at the goal and went through the Cathedral defense for a 19 yard scoring jaunt.
Cathedral scored both of its touchdowns in the first quarter and jumped out to a 14-6 lead after one. But The Golden Knights shut out the Phantoms the rest of the way.
St. Francis tied it on a three-yard run by Jace Harrick and two point conversion pass from Miles Bryant to Daniel Scott. The TD was set up by a 71-yard pass from Bryant to Scott.
St. Francis then went on a 17-0 second half run.
*** Cathedral played the game shorthanded due to several players being suspended for a hazing incident earlier in the week. Several lineman and the starting kicker were among the players suspended.
*** Cathedral jumped out to a 6-0 lead on a Jamire Calvin 90 yard punt return.
*** St. Francis tied it at six on a four yard run by Harrick with 4:24 left in the second quarter.
*** Cathedral’s Renard Bell put the Phantoms up 14-6 with 25 seconds left in the first as he hauled in a 29-yard pass from Andrew Tovar.
*** Harrick, nephew of former Pepperdine/UCLA head coach Jim Harrick, rushed for 100 yards and two touchdown on 19 carries to lead the St. Francis attack.
*** Foster rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on five carries and caught two passes for 25 yards in addition to the punt return for a score.
*** Bryant completed 9 of 12 for 137 yards for the Golden Knights.
*** Dulles Hanula booted a 32-yard field goal for the Golden Knights.
*** St. Francis improved to 5-3 overall and 1-2 in league with St. Paul coming to town next week.
*** Cathedral, now 7-1 and 2-1 will travel to Harvard-Westlake.
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