No. 4 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) needs comeback to win in Hawaii

TOPICS:Hawaii high school football High School Football America 100 Kahuku High School Maryland high school football St. Frances Academy

no. 4 st. frances academy beats no. 31 venice

Posted By: Jeff Fisher October 1, 2022

Reigning Hawaii Open Division champ Kakuhu almost pulled-off the upset of the season late Friday night or early Saturday morning, depending where you live.

No. 4 St. Frances Academy scored 14 unanswered points to come-from-behind to beat the Red Raiders, ranked No. 82 in the High School Football America 100, powered by NFL Play Football. The Panthers trailed 15-7 with about eight minutes to play.

Michael Van Buren’s 5-yard touhdown pass to Kyree Benton with :39 second to play was the game-winner.

1/3 Saint Frances DL Da’Shawn Womack is a 6-5, 245-pound force of nature. He returned 1 of his 2 FR for a 60-yard TD in a 22-15 comeback win at Kahuku. @HawaiiPrepWorld @StarAdvertiser @SFAfootball_MD pic.twitter.com/gOv14O1OC9
— Paul Honda (@PupulePaul) October 1, 2022

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Kahuku’s defense kept Saint Frances’ offense scoreless until the final :39 in the 22-15 loss. Coach Sterling Carvalho credited the unit and his defensive coaches. @HawaiiPrepWorld @StarAdvertiser @KahukuSports pic.twitter.com/5zDx8IHNKd
— Paul Honda (@PupulePaul) October 1, 2022

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Jeff Fisher

Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.