For the third straight season, Bishop Verot played in the regional final on Friday night. The second-seeded Vikings matched up with top-seeded Cardinal Mooney in the Class 2A, Region 3 championship.
Bishop Verot and Cardinal Mooney are rivals on a normal Friday in September. So, when you get them together on Black Friday with a ticket to the state final four on the line, the intensity is even more heightened.
Cardinal Mooney came out of the gates hot with the first score of the game. However, Bishop Verot answered back with a touchdown of their own. After some back and forth play, the Cougars put their foot on the gas pedal and pulled away late in the second quarter.
In the end, Cardinal Mooney was just too much. The Cougars won 35-14, ending the Vikings season in the regional finals for the second straight season.