Turnovers, porous defense doom football against Johnnies

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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Quarterback Jacques Perra threw five interceptions Saturday at Clemens Stadium as the St. Thomas football team fell 40-20 to conference arch-rival St. John’s.

In addition to the picks, Perra completed 25 of 53 passes for 339 yards against the Johnnies (5-0 MIAC, 6-0 overall). He did not throw a touchdown.

Wide receiver Joe Hird drops a pass on the sideline against St. John’s. No St. Thomas wide receiver scored against the Johnnies in the 40-20 loss. (Noah Brown/TommieMedia)

Running back Josh Parks provided all of the scoring for the Tommies (3-1 MIAC, 5-1 overall), finding the end zone three times and running for 256 yards on 22 attempts.

Johnnie quarterback Jackson Erdmann completed 28 of 53 passes for 480 yards and three touchdowns. He also tossed two interceptions.

The 40 points allowed by the St. Thomas defense is the most the unit has given up since 2015, when Mount Union scored 49 points against the Tommies in the NCAA Division III title game.

Noah Brown can be reached at brow7736@stthomas.edu.