Bishop Lynch BLHS 4-3, 2-1

Nolan Catholic NCHS 2-5, 0-3

Bishop Lynch BLHS

4-3, 2-1

Final

Oct. 18, 2024

Nolan Catholic NCHS

2-5, 0-3

Score By Quarters
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	F
BLHS Bishop Lynch	7	14	7	14	42
NCHS Nolan Catholic	7	0	0	10	17

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Football | 10/21/2024 6:15:00 PM | BLHS Sports Information

Friars overwhelm Vikings, cruise to the road victory

FORT WORTH, TX -- The Bishop Lynch football team earned their second-straight TAPPS win Friday night as it secured a 42-17 road win over Nolan Catholic at Doskocil Stadium. This is the Friars' first road TAPPS win since they defeated John Paul II 28-16 1,130 days ago on September 17, 2021.

With the win, the Friars (4-3, 2-1) are off to their best start in league play since 2021 when they also started TAPPS play 2-1.

Matias Leon finished the evening 13-20 passing for 204 yards and accounted for four touchdowns - two passing and two rushing. Will Estes eclipsed 100 yards rushing for the third consecutive game as the senior ran for 116 yards and a touchdown. His score was his 10th touchdown on the season.

On the defensive end, William Patterson led the way as the junior racked up a career-high 13 tackles to go along with 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack. Alex Finley followed with a career-high 13 tackles, while Weston Pomykal matched a career-high with 11 tackles, including one for a loss. Drew Richardson matched Patterson for the team lead in tackles for loss with 2.0.

The Vikings (2-5, 0-3) took an early 7-0 lead, but the Friars rebounded quickly despite having two touchdowns called back. Leon's first rushing touchdown of the night tied the score at 7-7.
Later, Ty Bradley's powerful 28-yard catch-and-run gave Bishop Lynch a 14-7 lead with 2:51 left in the half. Following Alec Salazar's key interception, the Friars extended their lead to 21-7 with a 14-yard touchdown reception from Aiden McGinnis—his fourth touchdown of the season.

The score held at 21-7 going into halftime.

In the third quarter, Estes broke free for a 25-yard touchdown run, making it 28-7. The Friars' defense smothered the Viking offense, keeping them scoreless throughout the quarter and maintaining a 21-point cushion heading into the fourth.

Bishop Lynch added two more touchdowns in the final quarter: another rushing score from Leon and the first touchdown of the season for Ethan Perkins. On defense, Finley forced a fumble that Adan Fernandez recovered, setting up the Perkins touchdown.

Nolan Catholic added 10 points late in the fourth, but the Friars cruised to a decisive 42-17 victory.

Team Highlights

The Friars recorded six sacks, their highest total this season and the most since at least 2019.
The defense logged eight tackles for loss and has posted at least five tackles for loss in five games this year.
This victory over Nolan marks the 40th time Bishop Lynch has defeated the Vikings in football.

Individual Highlights

Alec Salazar's interception was his third of the season and second in consecutive games. He is the first Friar with three interceptions in a season since Josh Thornhill accomplished the feat in 2022.
Will Estes' 10th rushing touchdown this season places him alongside Isaiah Schmidtke ('22) and Godswill Giadolor ('24) as the only Friars with 10+ rushing touchdowns in a season since 2020.

AROUND TAPPS LAST WEEK:

Division 1 - District 1
Liberty Christian (6-1, 3-0) defeated Parish Episcopal (5-3, 3-1), 35-27
Prestonwood Christian (6-2, 3-1) defeated Legacy Christian (5-3, 1-3), 35-28

SPECIAL PREMIERE:

Ready to relive the 2002 TAPPS 5A football state championship game? Bishop Lynch Athletics will be doing a special premiere of the thrilling game on Wednesday, October 23, during homecoming week.

Get your popcorn ready as we will begin the game at 6:30 p.m. CT on our YouTube account as well as posting from our social media like it is going on today!

NEXT UP:
It's Homecoming Week at Bishop Lynch High School! The Friars will host Trinity Christian Academy on Friday, October 25, at 7:00 p.m. in Roffino Stadium.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Bishop Lynch Athletics would like to give a special shout out to Taylor Harrison for providing photos from the football games this season.

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