The Jesuit offense ate clock on a long fourth-quarter drive, and kicker Ethan Cabos kicked a late field goal to give his team breathing room to come away with a 20-12 win against Holy Cross in a District 9-5A game at Tad Gormley Stadium on Friday night.

Jesuit (4-1, 1-1) went on a 13-play drive in the final frame that brought the game time to more than two minutes. Cabos came in and drilled a 22-yard field goal to give the Blue Jays an eight-point cushion.

The Tigers (3-2, 0-2) had one more chance to drive down the field to find the end zone and convert a two-point conversion to force overtime, but the Jesuit defense forced a turnover on downs to seal the win.

The Jesuit victory snaps a three-game losing skid to Holy Cross in one of the oldest continuous rivalries in the country. The Blue Jays now lead the series 62-43-1 in a series that dates back to 1922.

“When you get a win in this league, it’s a great win,” Jesuit coach Ryan Manale said. “It was a battle to the end, and for us to find a way to win feels great. I can’t wait to go back to work with these guys tomorrow.”

It was a big bounce-back win for the Blue Jays after losing on a last-second field goal to Brother Martin last week.

“Coach talked about it all week,” said sophomore quarterback Sully Sullivan, who was starting in place of an injured Taylor Norton. “We really needed to regroup and come together as a team, like a true team, and get a win.”

Sullivan had two rushing touchdowns from 2 yards out — one in the first quarter and another in the third to give Jesuit a 17-6 lead with nine minutes left in the quarter. He finished with 102 yards passing and 16 yards on the ground.

Holy Cross scored a third-quarter touchdown when quarterback Jokoby Farria pulled the ball on a zone read and raced 25 yards into the end zone with five minutes remaining in the quarter. The run on the two-point conversion failed, and the Tigers trailed 17-12.

Running back Ke’Rynn Smith, who has multiple Division I offers, led Holy Cross with 116 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries.

Jesuit took its first possession of the game after forcing a Holy Cross three-and-out and drove 37 yards in three plays, where Sullivan capped off the scoring march with a 2-yard touchdown run on a quarterback draw. The play gave the Blue Jays a 7-0 lead with 10:08 left in the first quarter.

The Tigers answered right back on a 3-yard touchdown run by Smith to cut into the lead at 7-6 with 4:46 left in the first quarter after a blocked extra point. The drive spanned 13 plays and 80 yards, with Smith touching the ball 11 times.

Jesuit added to its lead to make it 10-6 near the end of the first quarter after Cabos booted a 40-yard field goal.