Football Preview: Moore Catholic Mavericks vs. Monsignor Farrell Lions
The Moore Catholic Mavericks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Monsignor Farrell Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Sunday, Moore Catholic earned a 14-7 win over Holy Trinity. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Titans are ranked 192nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yandel Pelaez went supernova for Moore Catholic, rushing for 171 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Moore Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Moore Catholic's defense and their nine sacks. Omar Mendez Jr led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. Isaiah Vanterpool is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Monsignor Farrell entered their tilt with Archbishop Stepinac on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Crusaders by a score of 24-14.
Monsignor Farrell found their leader in underclassman Bryce Moye, who threw for 121 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Monsignor Farrell also got a significant boost from Nafis Muhammad, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
Monsignor Farrell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gerard Sheehan and Rocco Del Giorno.
Moore Catholic now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Monsignor Farrell, they pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Moore Catholic couldn't quite finish off Monsignor Farrell in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 13-10. Can Moore Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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