Football Recap: Bergen Catholic Wins High-Profile Game Against Washington

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 1:53pm

Football Recap: Bergen Catholic Crusaders vs. Washington Tigers

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On Friday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. The Bergen Catholic Crusaders strolled past the Washington Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 35-21.

Najee Calhoun had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 244 yards and two touchdowns. Quincy Porter also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.

Bergen Catholic wouldn't let Washington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jackson Vaughn, Delaney Fludd, and Ethan Cohall Jr picked up one apiece.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bergen Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.

Bergen Catholic's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. As for Washington, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 18 games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 2-1 record.

Bergen Catholic is on the road again on Saturday to play Iona Prep at 1:30 p.m. As for Washington, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Canisius at 7:00 p.m.

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