LOYOLA'S FRIDAY HOME GAME AGAINST PARACLETE EXPECTED TO DRAW HUGE CROWD GIVEN THE STAKES
Loyola (3-5, 2-1) enters Friday's critical Angelus League battle on a two-game conference winning streak. Paraclete (6-2, 1-2), on the other hand, comes into the contest on a two-game league losing skid, after compiling a 6-0 record.

For the Cubs, the goal is to not only notch a third consecutive conference victory while taking a step closer to earning a playoff berth, but also to continue to build on the momentum which started with their impressive 25-11 win over St. Paul on October 6.

Paraclete's goal is stay alive in the race for one of the three guaranteed CIF Southern Section playoff invitations afforded to the six-school Angelus League circuit. If the Spirits drop to 1-3 in conference play with a loss to Loyola, it is possible they could end the campaign without an at-large playoff invitation.

Paraclete's head coach, John Perez, was ejected during the Spirits' 40-28 loss to St. Paul in Santa Fe Springs last Friday, and as a result is banned, by CIF rules, from coaching against the Cubs in Friday's titanic contest. It is fair to anticipate that Paraclete's players will turn it up a notch to win one for their suspended head coach.

The CalPreps' projection is for a down-to-the-wire one-point differential separating the teams. The squad that makes the fewest mistakes will likely come away with the all-important victory.

The Senior Night kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Smith Field. A large crowd is anticipated for the battle. Try to make it out to the game to support the Big Blue as they seek to continue their upward climb.

A LOOK AT CUB STATISTICAL LEADERS
Loyola's upward momentum has been propelled primarily by great production in the ground game-the Cubs' rushing attack has gained 523 yards in the last two outings-and shut-down defensive efforts. Loyola held St. Paul to 11 points and 88 yards of total offense, with two Swordsmen scores coming on short fields following turnovers, and the first string stop unit relinquished only seven points to Crespi before the reserves took over last Friday.

The Cubs' current stat leaders are as follows:
PASSING
T.K. KNYAL (Jr. Quarterback)
114/198 - 1,241 yds. - 58% - 10.9 yds. per completion - 107 Y/G - 11 TDs - 10 Int.

                   OFFENSE
RUSHING
SEAN MORRIS (Soph. RB)
147 carries - 859 yds. - 5.8 ypc - 107.4 Y/G - Long 66 yds. - 7 TDs

JUSTIN SMITH (Sr. RB)
51 carries - 227 yds. - 4.5 ypc - 3 TDs

RECEIVING
KHALIL CUEVA (Sr. WR)
43/455 - 10.6 yd. avg. - Long 63 yds. - 4 TDs

DUKE GIARRAPUTO (Jr. WR)
32/371 - 11.6 yd. avg. - Long 61 yds. - 4 TDs

SEAN MORRIS (Soph. RB)
11/149 - 13.5 avg. - Long 35 yds. 

SCOTT TAYLOR (Jr. TE)
5/87 - 17.4 avg. - 1 TD

                  DEFENSE
TACKLES
HENRY CASANI (Jr. ILB)
68, 17 solo

RONEN ZAMORANO (Soph. ILB)
56, 12 solo

JAKE ARELLANO (Sr. Safety)
50, 16 solo

DESI VALDES (Jr. Safety)
48, 9 solo

SCOTT TAYLOR (Jr. OLB)
36, 9 solo

HURRIES
IKE SANDERS (Sr. Edge)
21
SCOTT TAYLOR (Jr. OLB)
11

INTERCEPTIONS
JAKE ARELLANO (Sr. Safety)
1

BROCK BOJORQUEZ (Jr. Corner)
1

BRANDON LOCKHART (Jr. Corner)
1 (90-yd. TD return)

DESI VALDES (Jr. Safety)
1

FORMER FOOTBALL STARS TO BE HONORED AT LOYOLA ALUMNI DINNER ON NOVEMBER 4 - REGISTER NOW FOR THE PREMIER ANNUAL EVENT
Former Loyola high school All-American quarterback BRENDAN McCRACKEN '84, who continued his football career at UCLA, and All-Del Rey League linebacker CHRIS RISING '87, who was a starting linebacker at Duke University following his graduation from The High, are two of the three Cub alumni, along with J. Howard Johnson '54, who are being bestowed with the Cahalan Award at Loyola's annual Alumni Dinner on November 4.

The deadline to register is October 27. Be sure to register now and spread the word. The Loyola website has registration information. Search for Alumni Dinner.

2023 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/ RESULTS 
August 25             @ Damien (L 35-14)
September 1        Culver City (W 24-6)
September 8         Leuzinger (L 35-14)
September 15      @ Chaminade (L 42-35)
September 22      Oaks Christian (L 31-14)
September 29      @ St. Francis* (L 26-21)
October 6              St. Paul* (W 25-11)
October 13           @ Crespi* (W 45-28)
October 20           Paraclete*
October 29           @ Cathedral* 
(* denotes Angelus League game)

CUBS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Thirty-three Loyola grads are competing on college football teams this fall at schools from Storrs, Connecticut to Los Angeles; Northfield, Minnesota to New York City; Fort Worth, Texas to Princeton, New Jersey; Grinnel, Iowa to Berkeley; and Austin, Texas to Chicago.

Here is the current list of Cubs on college football rosters (in alphabetical order):
NICK ANDERSON ‘20, OL (Denison)
SINJUN ASTANI ‘17, DL (USC)
CHAD BAILEY ‘20, DB (Tulane)
JP BAUTISTA (Pasadena College)
NICHOLAS BARR-MIRA ‘19, K (Mississippi State)
GEORGE CARATAN '18 , P (Connecticut)
JAC CASASANTE ‘18, LS (USC)
COLIN CRUCE ‘22, OL (Bowdoin)
ALEX JOHNSON '18, DB (UCLA)
JEFFREY JOHNSON '21, TE (Cal)
JACOBY KELLY ‘22, WR (Cerritos College)
ANDREW KOZHAYA ‘21, DL (Grinnel)
LEIGHTON LINE '23, DL (Cal Lutheran)
CARTER LINK ‘20, LB (SMU)
SHAWN LIN ‘22, DL (Columbia)
CONNOR McDOWELL ‘21, DB (Angelo State)
JUSTIN MURRAY '22, LB (Santa Monica College)
BLAKE NEITHART ‘20 DB (Carleton)
TAHJ OWENS ‘22, DB (Princeton)
JACK PARIS '23, OL (MIT)
RYAN QUINTANAR ‘20, LB (TCU)
XAVIER RICE '23, QB (Duquesne)
DAKOTA SMITH '18, LB (Minnesota State)
PATRICK SODL ‘22, LB (Columbia)
ZAKHARI SPEARS ‘21, DB (Connecticut)
HENRY STICKLER '21, WR (SMU)
JACK SUSNJAR '23, OL (USC)
JOE TATUM ‘22, QB (Texas)
EVAN THOMAS ‘20, DB (UCLA)
WILKE WILES '23, WR (University of Chicago) 
HOLMES WORMALD '23, TE (Merchant Marine Academy)
CEYAIR WRIGHT ‘21, DB ( USC)
SAM YOON ‘22, OL ( UCLA)