Football Preview: Bergen Catholic Crusaders vs. St. Joseph Regional Green Knights
The Bergen Catholic Crusaders will play host again on Saturday to welcome the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights, where kickoff is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Bergen Catholic's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so St. Joseph Regional's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bergen Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Seton Hall Prep 41-10. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Dante Kain and Najee Calhoun. Kain gained 110 total yards and three touchdowns while Calhoun rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Kain's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Dominic Campanile was another key player, throwing for 219 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Bergen Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Regional faced St. Peter's Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. St. Joseph Regional came out on top against St. Peter's Prep by a score of 20-7.
Nathan Bailey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Bergen Catholic pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.6 points per game. As for St. Joseph Regional, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Bergen Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over St. Joseph Regional in their previous matchup back in October, winning 28-17. Will Bergen Catholic repeat their success, or does St. Joseph Regional have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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