Torrance, CA (November 9, 2015): On Friday night, the Bishop Montgomery football team beat Verbum Dei 51-14 to capture the 2015 South Catholic League title. The Knights finished the regular season 9-1 overall and 3-0 in league to win their 2nd outright league title in the last six years (The Knights were tri-league champions last season). They have won at least a share of three league titles in the six years under head coach ed Hodgkiss.
The Knights were led on offense by quarterback Brendan Marafino '16, who threw for 232 yards and a school single-game record five touchdowns. The old record of four was held by Mark Nguyen '11, who accomplished the feat in 2010. Sophomore Cody Coleman '18 caught two of Marafino's touchdown passes and he also blocked a punt.
On the ground, Patrick Smith '16 rushed for 149 yards and scored twice. Smith went over 1,000 yards on the season (he has 1,135 yards so far).
On defense, the Knights were led by juniors Nnaemeka Nadozie '17 and Nathan Wecker '17, who each had two sacks. The Knights also picked off three Verbum Dei passes (Brandon Johnson '17, Dominic Johnson '17 and Smith all had picks).
The Knights will host Maranatha on Friday, November 13 at 7:00pm in the first round of the Northwest Division playoffs.