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St. Frances Academy routs IMG Academy: Live score, updates Top 25 national showdown (11/1/2024)

Regional rivals clash at Morgan State University in Baltimore

Gary Adornato, Derek Toney

St. Frances Academy turned in a dominating defensive performance, Friday night in Baltimore, during a blowout victory over IMG Academy, the No. 4 team in the nation.
St. Frances Academy turned in a dominating defensive performance, Friday night in Baltimore, during a blowout victory over IMG Academy, the No. 4 team in the nation. / John Bowers

St. Frances Academy, the road warriors of the nation, finally gets a home game as it hosts nationally ranked IMG Academy at Baltimore's Hughes Stadium on the campus of Morgan State University.

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IMG ACADEMY VS. ST. FRANCES ACADEMY AT MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Updates will be placed here once the game starts.

4Q

- SFA's drive stalls. IMG takes over at the 44.

- IMG moves to the SFA 27 after a PI call. The Ascendars still trail by 14 with 9:01 left.

- The teams are trading penalties. A personal foul and a false start puts IMG in a 2nd and 25 at the St. Frances 42, but the Panthers give them 15 yards back on a pass interference call. Meanwhile, the clock is down 8 minutes.

- Ty Hawkins has a had a big night with his legs. He runs for 26 and IMG has a 1st and goal at the six.

- Jayden Wade is in at QB for IMG and they are going backwards with a false start and a sack. It's 2nd and goal from the 13.

- TOUCHDOWN! Disaster strikes for IMG. They fumble the ball and St. Frances returns it 71 yards for a touchdown. The Panthers missed the extra-point attempt, but now own a commanding, 23-3 lead with 7 minutes left.

- IMG Academy returns the kickoff back to the St. Frances 25 as it desparately needs points.

- PICK 6! Now, it's absolute domination by the St. Frances as the Panthers score their second defensive touchdown of the fourth quarter. Junior Wayne Henry makes the play of the Panthers. They lead 30-3 with six minutes remaining.

- With 2:05 to play, the Panthers have a first down at their own 35.

- INTERCEPTION! IMG freshman quarterback Jayden Wade, who took over earlier in the fourth quarter, tosses his second straight interception, as Antonio Smith makes the pick for St. Frances. The Panthers are 5 minutes from a huge victory.

- The Panthers run out the clock and celebrate their 30-3 victory. What an impressive defensive effort.

3Q

- After the opening kick of the second half, IMG has great field position at the St. Frances 49.

- The St. Frances defense will not budge. IMG Academy punts yet again.

- IMG gets a stop and SFA punts it back. The Ascendars are at their own 35.

- A personal foul call on the SFA defense followed by two big runs by Ty Hawkins has IMG threatening at the St. Frances 39.

- INTERCEPTION! Blake Woodby picks off a tipped ball and St. Frances gets the ball back at its on 7.

- INTERCEPTION! IMG'S Dominick Kelly takes the ball back for the Ascendars who have the football at their own 44. There 5 minutes left in the third quarter.

- IMG Academy still cannot get any traction on offense. St. Frances forces another punt. The Panthers have the ball back at their own 22.

- The Panthers are moving again. Jaylen Burke runs for a first down out to the 35. Bryce Deas then hurdles a defender for a 15-yard gain, but is called for a personal foul, so the ball is back at the SFA 35.

- Jae'oyn Williams moves the chains for the Panthers with a first down run out to the 50, as the third quarter comes to an end.

HALFTIME: ST. FRANCES 17, IMG ACADEMY 3

2Q

- IMG moves to the SFA 37 as the second quarter opens. A pass interference call then takes it to the 27.

- The Panther defense responds with a TFL after a holding penalty. 2nd and 22.

- FIELD GOAL! IMG gets back to the 24 and puts up the game's first points as Joseph Collins boots a 40-yard field goal. IMG leads 3-0 with 10 minutes to go in the first half.

- Looking to respond, St. Frances moves from its own 23 out to midfield, as Damon Hall comes down with a nice grab.

- Jaylen Burke makes a first down catch at the IMG 30.

- SFA facing a huge 3rd and 7 from the IMG 27 with 7 minutes left in the 2nd quarter.

- FIELD GOAL! St. Frances pulls even with a 44-yard field goal by Madden Berg. It's 3-3. 5:56 remainin in first half.

- IMG goes 3 and out on its next possession. St. Frances set to get the ball back on a punt.

- The Panthers are on the move once again. They're down to the IMG 42 with less than four minutes remaining in the first half.

- The Panthers moved to edge of the red zone, but a personal foul penalty pushes them back to the 35.

- A Jeremiah Kroger reception gives SFA a first and goal at the IMG 5.

- TOUCHDOWN! Quarterback Jae'oyn Williams powers in from the 1. The Panthers go in front, 10-3. 2:16 to play in the half.

- IMG gets a big return on the kickoff. The Ascenders are at their own 47.

- Under two minutes and IMG is facing a 3rd and 4 at the St. Frances 47.

- The Ascenders are turned back again. They punt one more time.

- A penalty backs up the Panthers to their own 7.

- SFA threatening again as Williams breaks off a 61-yard run. The Panthers are at the IMG 34 with 50 seconds left. Timeout.

- Damon Hall with another spectacular catch has St. Frances inside the IMG 5. Timout with just 7 seconds left in the first half.

- TOUCHDOWN! Hall is taking over the game. He has 4-yard touchdown reception. The kick is good and the Panthers lead, 17-3.

1Q

- St. Frances gets the ball first.

- The Panthers start strong with a couple of first downs as they move to the IMG 40.

- SFA fumbles, but recovers.

- The Panthers' drive stalls and they punt it away

- IMG completes a long pass, Ty Hawkins to Adonis Moise, and moves into St. Frances territory.

- The Ascendars are backed up, facing a 3rd and 20 and the Panthers' 44.

- IMG QB Hawkins is down, going for a fourth down with the backup.

- SFA holds. IMG things better of it and punts. The Panthers have it at their own 12.

- Jaylen Burke makes a nice third down run for the conversion. First down Panthers at their own 25.

- The drive stalls and IMG takes over at its own 28 after a punt.

- Hawkins returns for IMG and completes a pass across midfield to Eric McFarland III. The Ascenders have it at the SFA 42.

- We're in the final minute of the first quarter.

- The quarter ends right there. Still scoreless.

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Gary Adornato
GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University, and in 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.

Derek Toney
DEREK TONEY

Derek Toney is an award winning sports journalist with nearly four decades of content creation, editing and management experience in the DMV area. He has served as a reporter with the Baltimore Sun, Capital Journal, PG Gazette, Digital Sports and the Baltimore Banner, among others. He also spent 12 years as a Senior Content Editor with Varsity Sports Network. He has been writing for High School on SI since 2023

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