Sacred Heart takes on Eureka St. Bernard's Academy in Historic Interstate Matchup.

The Fighting Irish Senior Captain's Levi Lynch #8 & Hank MacDonald #35 & Kellen Tracy #64, Sophomore Captain Jaxon Moore '29 Photo Credited to Matt MacPhee

MT. PLEASANT, MI - For the first time in known history, high school football featured a California vs. Michigan matchup as St. Bernard's from Eureka, California, took on Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy.

Sacred Heart Senior Levi Lynch running past his #8 California Counterpart Sophomore ATH Mason Long Photo Credited to Matt MacPhee

Despite traveling over 2,000 miles to Michigan, the Crusaders showed no signs of jet lag, rolling past the Irish 46–0 in a Thursday night non-conference contest.

St. Bernard's opened the scoring with a touchdown pass from Trenton Hagler to Garrett Shanahan.

Sacred Heart's Sophomore ATH Kyven Rose and Senior LB Hank MacDonald comes in and stops Crusader's Sophomore WR Cal Figas Photo credited to Matt MacPhee

From there, the Crusaders dominated with a relentless ground-and-pound attack, combined with a few trick plays up their sleeves. Mount Pleasant struggled to find a rhythm on offense, leading to the 46–0 final, though the Sacred Heart defense fought hard throughout the game despite what the scoreboard reflected.

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Here come the Irsh!! Photo Credited to Matt MacPhee