ROXBURY — Before last week’s defeat to Xaverian, the last time No. 4 Catholic Memorial football lost a regular season game to another Massachusetts, Knights’ quarterback Kise Flannery was suiting for Catholic Conference rival Boston College High School.

The message from head coach John DiBiaso was clear after a last-second field goal gave the team its first loss of the season: keep moving forward.

Against Saint John’s (Shrewsbury), Flannery and the rest of the offense attacked relentlessly. The senior tossed five touchdowns as the Knights took down the Pioneers 49-17 at O’Conner Stadium Friday night.

“I think we learned how to move on. That was our first loss in a while. It was a good learning moment and just go to the next chapter,” Flannery said.

The Harvard commit probably could not

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