Football Preview: Fairfield Prep Jesuits vs. Hand Tigers
The Fairfield Prep Jesuits will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Hand Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fairfield Prep is headed out to face Hand after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Fairfield Prep simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Southington 38-8 at home. The Jesuits pushed the score to 31-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Robert Manning and his top target Finbar Malloy. Manning threw for 200 yards and four touchdowns while Malloy picked up 85 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Fairfield Prep wouldn't let Southington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fairfield Prep can thank Samuel Schanne and T'Varis Newkirk for forcing both of them. Fairfield Prep got some further help from Anthony Dorsi: he made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Hand came tearing into Friday's game with 12 straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Whalers 36-14. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Whalers are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hand had a senior duo take command as Tyler Narracci rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns and Quinton O?Dea picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Fairfield Prep and Hand were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Fairfield Prep came up empty-handed after a 35-34 defeat. Thankfully for Fairfield Prep, Jack Shay (who threw for 132 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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