OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – Allen Park St. Francis Cabrini and Royal Oak Shrine faced off in a bitter battle until the final seconds of a Catholic League rivalry game Friday night.

The undefeated Cabrini Monarchs took on the Shrine Knights in front of packed stands in Royal Oak. Monarch senior Lander Emerick had a standout knight, hauling in three touchdowns, including the one that gave his team the lead.

Kicker Madisyn Smith - the first girl placekicker in Cabrini school history - kicked the PAT that ended up deciding the 27-26 victory.

Shrine answered with a drive that saw heroics from senior Caydin Barbato and the second of two clutch touchdowns by Junior running back Jaycee Foster, but a host of Monarchs stopped Foster short of the two-point conversion that would have given Shrine the lead

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