Football Recap: Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds vs. St. Anthony's Friars
Kellenberg Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. The contest between them and the St. Anthony's Friars wasn't particularly close, with the Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds falling 34-20. While losing is never fun, the Firebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Friars are ranked eighth).
When it comes to explaining why Kellenberg Memorial lost, don't look at Jack Durso. Despite the final result, he rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Durso a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Kellenberg Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Kellenberg Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Sarro and Durso.
Gary Merrill was his usual excellent self, rushing for 225 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 carries for St. Anthony's. With that strong performance, Merrill is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Kellenberg Memorial's record is now 2-7. As for St. Anthony's, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Kellenberg Memorial will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Francis Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Anthony's, they will head out on the road to face off against Cardinal Hayes at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in St. Anthony's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups.
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