On Friday, Oct. 11, Jesuit High School Sacramento’s varsity football team lost an away game to the Oak Ridge High School Trojans 23-3.

To start the game, Jesuit received the opening kickoff, and drove down the field before fumbling and turning the ball over on the Oak Ridge 23-yard line.

Jesuit’s defense immediately responded with a big sack from defensive end Michael Bratset ’25 to force Oak Ridge into a long second down. The Trojans were unfazed and quickly converted, getting inside the Jesuit 20-yard line.

To finish the first quarter, Michael got yet another sack to force the Trojans into a 30-yard field goal at the start of the second quarter. The field goal was successful, and Oak Ridge took a 3-0 lead.

Following a series of punts, Oak Ridge put together a solid drive before fumbling the ball to Jesuit linebacker Tyler Garcia ’25, giving Jesuit the ball on the Trojan’s 15-yard line with under a minute to go in the first half.

Jesuit proceeded to drive down the field in under a minute to kick a 20-yard field goal, tying the score at 3-3 going into halftime.

With 10 minutes left in the third quarter, linebacker Jack Patock ’25 intercepted a pass from Oak Ridge quarterback Phoenix Hester, giving Jesuit the ball on their own 39-yard line. The Trojan defense bounced back, recovering a fumble on Jesuit’s 8-yard line before running it in for a touchdown on the next play to break the tie and giving Oak Ridge a 10-3 lead.

On Jesuit’s next possession, the Marauders failed to convert on a tough fourth down, turning the ball over to the Trojans, which led to a 20-yard touchdown pass. This extended their lead to 16-3 with one minute to go in the third quarter.

An interception by Oak Ridge followed by an 8-yard passing touchdown sealed the game for the Trojans 23-3.

Jesuit is now 1-3 in league play, and 4-3 overall. Jesuit’s next game is this Friday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m., when Jesuit travels to Del Oro High School to face the Golden Eagles.