Honor\u00a0Fa\u2019alave-Johnson ran for five touchdowns, including scores of 33 and 57 yards in the final 6 \u00bd minutes, and the No. 5 Cathedral Catholic Dons rallied from a 14-0 deficit to stun the No. 1 Lincoln Hornets 42-33 in a Western League game Friday night.<\/p>\n
The Dons (7-2, 2-0) snapped a four-game losing streak to Lincoln (7-2, 1-1). CCHS scored on six straight possessions after falling behind 14-0 early in the second quarter.<\/p>\n
Fa\u2019alave-Johnson\u2019s teammates call him the \u201cGhost,\u201d and he lived up to his nickname by showing the Hornets the No. 9 on the back of his jersey on touchdown runs that were both short and long.<\/p>\n
The junior five-star recuit, who is being heavily recruited as a safety, had scoring runs of 16, 4, 3, 33 and 57 yards.<\/p>\n
He said the five touchdowns were his most since youth football.<\/p>\n
Fa\u2019alave-Johnson said the key was \u201cjust blocking and executing to our potential. We were losing a few players but I was preaching to the boys that we had everyone we need so just get the blocks down and just get downfield.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 6-foot-1, 190-pounder has a bullish, straight-ahead style that serves him well in slamming through the line or getting free into the open field.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just playing football. I feel I was gifted with some talent that God gave me, but the blocking was executed well and I was just running hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dons were without Cal-bound Brady Palmer for the third straight week. But Josh Faraimo played well and hit some key passes to set up Fa\u2019alave-Johnson.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think they thought we couldn\u2019t pass at all,\u201d coach Sean Doyle said. \u201cBut Josh last week threw for four touchdowns in the first half of the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat, and then Honor just started taking it over. He did a phenomenal job,\u201d Doyle added. \u201cWe have played tough teams. So our kids believed. I could tell last night at our meal that they had a crazy \u2026 things have changed. They believed in themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dons\u2019 most impressive stretch came from late in the second quarter into the early fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Fa\u2019alave-Johnson scored on a 4-yard run on fourth down with 2.4 seconds left in the first half to pull the Dons to 21-14.<\/p>\n
They received the opening kickoff of the second half and drove the field to tie the game at 21 on a 10-yard pass from Faraimo to Isaac Cook.<\/p>\n
After the Hornets went three-and-out, the Dons drove the field again, with Fa\u2019alve scoring on a 3-yard run to give the Dons a 28-21 lead. The big play was a 33-yard completion from Faraimo to Isaac Cook.<\/p>\n
Lincoln quickly scored to pull to 28-27, but Cathedral blocked the PAT.<\/p>\n
A 32-yard pass from Faraimo to Cook set up a 33-yard touchdown run by Fa\u2019alave-Johnson.<\/p>\n
On the first play of the Dons\u2019 next drive, Fa\u2019alave-Johnson broke free on his 57-yarder to put it away.<\/p>\n
Lincoln jumped to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter on Junior Curtis\u2019 3-yard run and Courtney Miller-Thompson\u2019s 18 yard reception from Jordan Roa.<\/p>\n
Cathedral closed to 14-7 when Fa\u2019alave-Johnson took a direct snap and bulled 16 yards into the end zone.<\/p>\n
Lincoln switched quarterbacks to Kainan Manna, who had a 24-yard gain to set up his 25-yard touchdown pass to Miller-Thompson in the back of the end zone for a 21-7 lead.<\/p>\n
The Dons came back in the final half minute of the half, with Faalave\u2019s 39-yard reception getting them to the 11. Four plays later, he scored on a 4-yard run up the middle to pull within a touchdown.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout Brady, we told him, we\u2019re going to put this in your hands,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cAnd then Josh just stepped up huge with some enormous completions. It was just a great all-around game.\u201d<\/p>\n
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