NEW YORK, NY. (WKBW) — The (5-6) St. Francis high school football team fell short in their third consecutive trip to the NYSCHSAA state title game. This time losing to (12-2) Cardinal Hayes 40-22 at Columbia University in New York City.
The Cardinals opened up the scoring on their first offensive drive of the game. The Red Raiders responded on their ensuing drive with a touchdown run from Robert Kendall Jr. A missed two-point conversion would cut the St. Francis deficit to 7-6.
Not even 30 seconds later on Cardinal Hayes' next drive, they connected on a long 56-yard touchdown pass to take a 13-6 lead. From there, they would open up a 20-6 lead into halftime and never look back.
St. Francis's bid for their first-ever state title will have to wait another year as the Cardinals captured their first in school history with the win 40-22.
