Football Recap: St. Francis Prep Terriers vs. Morris Catholic Crusaders
While St. Francis Prep put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Morris Catholic. The St. Francis Prep Terriers simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Morris Catholic Crusaders 34-0 at home.
Jonathan Nguyen went supernova for St. Francis Prep, rushing for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Nguyen a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Sean Ibert, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
St. Francis Prep's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Morris Catholic's QB won't forget Julian Melendez anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
St. Francis Prep's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Morris Catholic, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
St. Francis Prep will play host again on Saturday to welcome Holy Trinity, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. As for Morris Catholic, they will face off against Mahwah at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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