Sometimes Trey Amos is almost the forgotten man in the Catholic High offense. With Peter LeBlanc, Trey Henry and Zoe Cormier running and catching the ball, Amos can sometimes get lost in the shuffle.

But when the CHS junior quarterback wants to make his presence known, it is an impressive sight.

Amos rushed for 241 yards and three touchdowns and threw for 106 yards and another score as Catholic High clinched a share of the District 7-2A championship with a 58-35 win over Ascension Episcopal Friday.

Cormier and Henry each had two rushing touchdowns and LeBlanc had a touchdown catch as CHS improved to 8-1 overall and 5-0 in district. The Panthers can wrap up the district title outright with a win over Franklin Friday.

“It’s funny because when you play the kind of schedule that we play and we’ve had some many games where guys doesn’t get a chance to shine,” Indest said. “But we hung our hat on him tonight.

“He played a lot of defense too. He really stepped up tonight. When you call a quarterback sneak and his goes the distance … he’s just a special cat.”

The distance Indest was referring too was Amos’ 68-yard touchdown run on a third-and-3 play on the Panther’s first series in the third quarter that gave CHS a 44-28 lead and just about sealed the win for Catholic High.

“Our line blocked the best they could, our coaches pumped us up before the game and made us want to go and give all our energy out there,” Amos said. “I was feeling good coming into the game. I knew that I was going to have a big night.”

In a game that had the potential to be an offensive shootout, neither the Panthers nor the Blue Gators disappointed. The teams combined for 93 points, 873 yards of offense and 13 touchdowns.

“We knew that offensively they were going to be tough to stop,” Indest said. “Especially when their quarterback is hot. We’ve struggled with athleticism on defense and we got exposed at times but what I was pleased with how the defense played in the second half.”

The play of the game was a defensive play that led to a touchdown.

Late in the second quarter after CHS scored to go up 30-28, Catholic High’s Nicholas Borne intercepted a pass at the AES 30-yard line with less than a minute remaining.

After an Amos pass to LeBlanc got the ball down to the 5-yard line with five seconds left, the CHS quarterback rolled out and fired a high pass to the back of the end zone that LeBlanc jumped high to snag, coming down with both feet for the score and the 37-28 lead to give CHS a little breathing room after the two teams traded touchdowns throughout the first half.

“Nicholas’ interception was huge because that’s what flipped it,” Indest said. “When their quarterback made a mistake, great teams take advantage of it. I’m sure they’d like that play back. I’m sure that was the play of the game right there.”

Despite allowing so many yards and points to AES (7-2, 4-1), it was Catholic High’s defense that stepped up the second half with three more interceptions that countered an uncharacteristic three-fumble night for the Panthers.

Borne finished with two picks, both of which led to CHS touchdowns.

AES was led by running back Jhalon Brown, who finished with 110 yards and two touchdowns rushing and added a kickoff return for a score as well, and quarterback Cole Simon who finished with 67 yards rushing and 163 yards passing.

Now the Panthers turn towards the final regular season game at home against the Hornets, who had a bye this week.

“Franklin is a much improved team,”  Indest said. “Arguably they are the most improved team in the district from last year.

“We’ve had trouble with quarterbacks who can run, West St. Mary showed that and Franklin’s guy is a lot like West St. Mary’s guy. We’re going to have to come out and be ready to play.”