Catholic High running back Jayden Miles said it was a mindset that was established leading into the week. When the Bears needed to break free of St. Thomas More in the fourth quarter, they simply flexed their muscles.

Catholic turned almost exclusively to a bruising ground game led by Miles in the second half, specifically in the fourth quarter. Miles scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 15-yard run with 6:33 remaining and the Bears were able to run out the final three minutes of the game for a 35-28 victory over St. Thomas More on Friday at Memorial Stadium.

“When we get in on Sunday, we talked about effort,” Miles said. “It was a matter of our effort being better than their effort.”

No. 2 Catholic (2-0) won for the second straight week in a game that was played in close quarters. The Be

See Full Page