St. Aloysius coach BJ Smithhart was pretty succinct when asked what he liked about the first half of his team’s blowout win over John F. Kennedy last Friday.

“Everything,” he said.

Smithhart witnessed his team put on one of its best performances of the season in a 41-22 romp over JFK that improved the Flashes’ undefeated Region 2-1A record to 4-0 in impressive fashion. And, while he wasn’t as ecstatic about losing a small chunk of his 41-8 first half lead, Smithhart knew he was seeing something special.

“Second half we got a little sloppy but a lot of that was play calling and letting more people play and just trying to run the clock out,” he said. “I was pretty happy with the first half. It wasn’t perfect but they played hard and good things happened.”

St. Al will now hit the road to turn its attention to Ray Brooks, a squad that has yet to find its footing under new coach Corey Grayson. The Tigers (1-4, 0-2) have not been able to scrape together a region win in 2014 and were shut out by Shaw a week ago.

But the Flashes know a victory won’t be handed to them, so they’re hoping their high-scoring offense will continue to roll. Running back DeMichael Harris shined last Friday with 133 yards and a touchdown, but it’s St. Al’s ability to spread the ball around and create scoring opportunities for a multitude of players that has guided them to a solid 6-1 start.

“The thing about our offense is we don’t have a ‘guy.’ I think the one that makes it all go is probably (quarterback) Connor (Smith). We didn’t run him as much this week because he took a funny shot there in the first or second quarter,” Smithhart said. “He makes a big difference. I was excited to see Brandon Teller come in there when Connor went out for a couple of series. He did a great job and that’s exciting. DeMichael is having a great year but I think that we’ve got a lot of weapons. We can throw it when we need to as well.”

Ray Brooks might be struggling right now, but the Tigers boast an athletic 5-2 defense and competent offense that can cause problems if handled wrongly. It’s why Smithhart continually tells his team just how important each game has become as the Flashes wind down their regular season schedule.

“We tell them each week that every game gets bigger. It doesn’t matter who you’re playing,” he said. “The next game is the most important one. For them to accomplish what they want to accomplish, we’ve got to beat Ray Brooks. They know that, and we’re going to come out and play well.”

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