Live score, updates top 25 of the national showdown (11/01/2024)

St. Frances Academy, the nation's road warrior, finally gets a home game as it hosts nationally ranked IMG Academy at Hughes Stadium in Baltimore on the campus of Morgan State University.

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– INTERCEPTION! IMG freshman quarterback Jayden Wade, who took over early in the fourth quarter, throws his second straight interception as Antonio Smith makes the pick for St. Frances. The Panthers are just 5 minutes away from a big win.

– CHOOSE 6! Now it's total St. Frances dominance as the Panthers score their second defensive touchdown in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Raylaun Henry makes the Panthers' play. With six minutes left they lead 30-3.

– IMG Academy returns the kickoff to the St. Frances 25 as they desperately need points.

– LANDING! Disaster for IMG. They fumble the ball and St. Frances returns it 71 yards for a touchdown. The Panthers missed an extra point attempt, but now have a commanding 23-3 lead with seven minutes left.

-Jayden Wade is at QB for IMG and they fall behind with a false start and a sack. It's the 2nd and the goal from the 13th.

– Ty Hawkins had a great night with his legs. He runs for 26 and IMG has a 1st and a goal on the six.

– The teams exchange penalties. A personal foul and false start give IMG a 2nd-and-25 at the St. Frances 42, but the Panthers leave them 15 yards behind on a pass interference call. The clock has now gone back 8 minutes.

– IMG moves to the SFA 27 after a PI call. The Ascendars are still down 14 with 9:01 left.

– The SFA drive stops. IMG takes over at 44.

– After the opening kickoff of the second half, IMG has excellent field position at the St. Frances 49.

– The St. Frances defense will not budge. The IMG Academy strikes again.

– IMG gets a stop and SFA fights back. The Ascendars are at their own 35.

– A personal foul on the SFA defense, followed by two big runs from Ty Hawkins, leaves IMG dangerous at the St. Frances 39.

– INTERCEPTION! Blake Woodby grabs a tipped ball and St. Frances gets the ball back at the 7.

– INTERCEPTION! IMG's Dominick Kelly gets the ball back for the Ascendars, who have the football at their own 44. There are 5 minutes left in the third quarter.

– IMG Academy still cannot take action on offense. St. Frances forces another punt. The Panthers have the ball back at their own 22 line.

– The Panthers are moving again. Jaylen Burke runs to the 35-yard line for the first time. Bryce Deas then beats a defender for a 15-yard barrier, but is whistled for a personal foul, so the ball is back at the SFA 35-yard line.

– Jae'oyn Williams moves the chains for the Panthers with a first down run to the 50 as the third quarter comes to a close.

– IMG moves to the SFA 37 at the start of the second quarter. A pass interference call then moves to the 27.

– The Panther defense responds with a TFL after a holding penalty. 2nd and 22nd

– FIELD GOAL! IMG returns to the 24-yard line and scores its first points of the game when Joseph Collins hits a 40-yard field goal. IMG leads 3-0 with 10 minutes left in the first half.

– To respond, St. Frances moves from its own 23 to midfield, where Damon Hall strikes with a beautiful grab.

– Jaylen Burke makes a first down catch at the IMG 30.

– SFA faces a huge 3rd-and-7 from the IMG 27 with 7 minutes left in the 2nd quarter.

– FIELD GOAL! St. Frances tied the game with a 44-yard field goal from Madden Berg. It's 3-3. 5:56 left in the first half.

– IMG goes 3-and-out on its next possession. St. Frances tried to get the ball back with a punt.

– The Panthers are on the move again. They are at IMG 42 with less than four minutes left in the first half.

– The Panthers advanced to the edge of the red zone, but a personal foul penalty pushes them back to the 35.

– A reception from Jeremiah Kroger gives SFA first place and the goal at the IMG 5.

– LANDING! Quarterback Jae'oyn Williams takes the lead from the 1st. The Panthers take a 10-3 lead. 2:16 left in the half.

– IMG gets a big return on kickoff. The Ascenders are at their own 47.

– Less than two minutes and IMG is facing a 3rd and 4th place finish at the St. Frances 47.

– The Ascenders are turned back again. They sting again.

– A penalty saves the Panthers on their own 7th.

– SFA threatens again when Williams breaks off a 61-yard run. The Panthers are at the IMG 34 with 50 seconds left. Time-out.

– Damon Hall with another spectacular catch has St. Frances in the IMG 5. Timout with just 7 seconds left in the first half.

– LANDING! Hall takes over the game. He has a 4-yard touchdown reception. The kick is good and the Panthers lead 17-3.

– St. Frances gets the ball first.

– The Panthers start strong with a few first downs on the way to the IMG 40.

– SFA fumbles but recovers.

– The Panthers' drive stalls and they push him away

– IMG completes a long pass, Ty Hawkins to Adonis Moise, moving into St. Frances territory.

– The Ascendars are trailing and facing a 3rd-and-20 and the Panthers' 44th.

– IMG QB Hawkins is on the ground and goes for a fourth down with the backup.

– SFA holds. IMG sees it better and punts. The Panthers have it at their own 12.

– Jaylen Burke makes a nice third down run for the conversion. First down for the Panthers at their own 25.

– The drive stalls and IMG takes control on its own after a punt.

– Hawkins returns for IMG and completes a pass across midfield to Eric McFarland III. The Ascenders have it all with the SFA 42.

– We are in the last minute of the first quarter.

– The quarter ends right there. Still scoreless.