Football Preview: Don Bosco Prep Ironmen vs. Bergen Catholic Crusaders
The Don Bosco Prep Ironmen will challenge the Bergen Catholic Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Don Bosco Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: St. Anthony's, who was ranked 19th at the time (Don Bosco Prep was ranked seventh). Don Bosco Prep breezed by St. Anthony's at home to the tune of 49-10 two weeks ago. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ironmen.
Among those leading the charge was Deven Sisler, who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Bergen Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 63-7 win over Pope John XXIII on the road. The game marked the Crusaders' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Dominic Campanile was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 149 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Najee Calhoun, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Don Bosco Prep now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Bergen Catholic, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Don Bosco Prep suffered a grim 38-15 defeat to Bergen Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Campanile, who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. Now that Don Bosco Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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