Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Neumann couldn’t carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 50-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (41), the Celtics still had to take the loss.
Peyton Frontino
10/10/25 vs First Baptist Academy160.408/29/25 vs Evangelical Christian153.310/31/25 @ North Miami Beach142.510/24/25 vs Coral Shores135.409/12/25 @ Oasis128.7+ 7 more games
When it comes to explaining why Neumann lost, don’t look at Peyton Frontino. Despite the final result, he threw for 306 yards and three TDs, and also punched in a pair of scores on the ground. Frontino’s passing game has become a key predictor of the Celtics’ success: the team is 6-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. A healthy portion of Frontino’s aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Tyrone Howard Jr, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Leading St. Petersburg Catholic to victory were Larry Christian III and Chase Burrill. Christian III rushed for 101 yards and four touchdowns, while Burrill threw for 387 yards and three TDs while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Christian III a new career-high. Yorel Stewart was Burrill’s top target, picking up 127 receiving yards and one score.
The loss snapped Neumann’s winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-4 record. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
Neumann does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they will welcome Cardinal Newman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Crusaders will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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