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St. Thomas AquinasCranford
Trojans
27
Cougars
24

The Cranford (NJ) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against St. Thomas Aquinas (Edison, NJ) by a score of 27-24.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
St. Thomas Aquinas----27
Cranford----24
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Game Stats

St. Thomas Aquinas (22-23)

St. Thomas Aquinas

Passing

#Athlete NameCAttYdsC%AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals1422206.63614.721105.5
5Jayden Young (Sr)1422206.63614.721105.5
St. Thomas Aquinas

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLng100+TD
Team Totals201206.002
5Jayden Young (Sr)6427.001
8Joel Marellis (Sr)13705.401
22E. Abass-shereef (Jr)188.000
St. Thomas Aquinas

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLngTD
Team Totals1420614.71
4Najee Lovejoy (Jr)5214.20
13B. Bussiere (Sr)512124.21
Connor Bailey (Fr)46416.0
St. Thomas Aquinas

All Purpose Yards

#Athlete NameRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Team Totals120206811408
0Jahkai Dabney (So)11
4Najee Lovejoy (Jr)212546
5Jayden Young (Sr)4242
8Joel Marellis (Sr)7056126
13B. Bussiere (Sr)121121
22E. Abass-shereef (Jr)88
Connor Bailey (Fr)6464
St. Thomas Aquinas

Total Yards

#Athlete NameRushPassRecTotal
Team Totals120206206326
4Najee Lovejoy (Jr)2121
5Jayden Young (Sr)42206248
8Joel Marellis (Sr)7070
13B. Bussiere (Sr)121121
22E. Abass-shereef (Jr)88
Connor Bailey (Fr)6464
St. Thomas Aquinas

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot TcklsTFL
Team Totals2652787.0
1J. Derilhomme (Sr)325.0
2Marley Mccowen (Fr)303.0
2Chase Young (So)156
4Najee Lovejoy (Jr)268
6Shawn Young (Jr)28101.0
7Eddie Williams (Jr)336.0
8Joel Marellis (Sr)3031.0
11Israel Bey (Sr)202.0
13B. Bussiere (Sr)101.0
15A. Witherspoon (Fr)2352.0
22E. Abass-shereef (Jr)1561.0
28Willie Stewart (So)246
45Davon Grant (Jr)44.0
52Steven Coghan (Jr)661.0
85Isaiah Marellis (Sr)1671.0
St. Thomas Aquinas

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsAvgPDFmb RecFR YdsCausBlk PntsBlk FGs
Team Totals210.5000000
0Jahkai Dabney (So)111.000000
28Willie Stewart (So)1
St. Thomas Aquinas

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#Athlete NameKO RetsYdsAvgLngP RetsYdsAvgLngFCKR Yds
Team Totals38127.03581
4Najee Lovejoy (Jr)12525.02525
8Joel Marellis (Sr)25628.03556
St. Thomas Aquinas

Points

#Athlete NameTDsTD PtsConvSKick PtsTot Pts
Team Totals31800321
5Jayden Young (Sr)1606
8Joel Marellis (Sr)16006
13B. Bussiere (Sr)16006
Jack Joyce (Jr)33
St. Thomas Aquinas

PATs and Field Goals

#Athlete NamePATAtt%FGAtt%LngTot Pts
Team Totals34.83
Jack Joyce (Jr)34.83
St. Thomas Aquinas

Touchdowns

#Athlete NameTD RushTD RecTD FRTD IRTD PRTD KORTotal
Team Totals210003
5Jayden Young (Sr)11
8Joel Marellis (Sr)101
13B. Bussiere (Sr)11
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Cranford (22-23)

Cranford has not entered stats for this game.

Recap Video

Game Story

New Jersey High School Football - Cranford can't get by St. Thomas Aquinas

September 23, 2022: Cranford, NJ 07016

The St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans held off the host Cranford Cougars football team by a final score of 27-24 in Friday's non-league outing.

With the win, St. Thomas Aquinas improves its record to 4-1 on the season. The Trojans host Hillside (Hillside, NJ) to confront the Comets in a non-league outing on Friday, September 30. The Comets go into the outing with a record of 4-0. Hillside won 42-7 in their recent non-league outing against New Providence (New Providence, NJ)

With the loss, Cranford moves to 2-2 on the season. The Cougars travel to Rahway (Rahway, NJ) to confront the Indians in a Big Central - United Gold outing on Friday, September 30. The Indians go into the outing with a record of 3-1. Rahway lost 20-0 in their recent league outing against Summit (Summit, NJ)

Highlight Videos

  • Play video icon Jayden Young's highlights Cranford High School 0:09
  • Play video icon Thomas Schwegler's highlights Cranford High School 0:14

Players of the Game

St. Thomas Aquinas (22-23)

Congratulations to #8 Devin Thomas (overall), Sherief Guinyard (offensive), #58 Aj Samuel (defensive) and Tyler Nerges (special teams) for being selected the St. Thomas Aquinas Football Players of the Game.

Cranford (22-23)

Cranford has not selected any Players of the Game.

Rankings & Records

St. Thomas Aquinas (22-23)

NJDiv.
545
OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %PFPA
9-24-06-13-1.8181.000334165

Cranford (22-23)

NJDiv.
645
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
7-33-13-24-00-1.700.750274147

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
St. Thomas Aquinas		9.39.22.311.730.4
Cranford		4.28.25.64.227.4

St. Thomas Aquinas Videos

Cranford Videos

  • Play video icon Recap: Cranford vs. West Essex 2022 1:32
  • Play video icon Recap: Cranford vs. Wayne Hills 2022 2:34

Team Stat Comparison

St. Thomas AquinasCranford
160.6Rushing Yards Per Game-
166.5Passing Yards Per Game-
327.1Total Yards Per Game-
42.5Tackles Per Game-
1.8Sacks Per Game-
15.0Points Per Game-

Team Leaders

St. Thomas AquinasCranfordNational Avg.
#8 Joel Marellis73.1Rushing Yards Per Game#35 Shane Kanterman51.021.0
#5 Jayden Young162.2Passing Yards Per Game#11 Liam Godwin6.051.8
#5 Jayden Young214.6Total Yards Per Game#35 Shane Kanterman51.037.0
#11 Israel Bey7.5Tackles Per Game
-
2.8
#85 Isaiah Marellis1.0Sacks Per Game
-
0.2
Jack Joyce6.3Points Per Game
-
2.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
St. Thomas Aquinas3-0Cranford3-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
9/9/22Scotch Plains-FanwoodSt. Thomas Aquinas(W) 43-010/7/22Scotch Plains-FanwoodCranford(W) 28-0
9/16/22SummitSt. Thomas Aquinas(W) 19-69/10/22CranfordSummit(W) 42-23
10/7/22RahwaySt. Thomas Aquinas(W) 33-09/30/22CranfordRahway(W) 35-0

Record Breakdown

St. Thomas Aquinas (22-23)

Cranford (22-23)
9-2
Overall
7-3
4-0
League
3-1
5-1
Non-League
3-1
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
3-0
Common Opponent
3-0
6-1
Home
3-2
3-1
Away
4-0
0-0
Neutral
0-1
0-1
Playoff
1-1
9-2
In-State
7-3
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0