Football Recap: Pope John Paul II Sets Scoring Season-High Against Upper Merion Area

Pope John Paul II

Team Score (Highest)

10/17/25 @ Upper Merion Area	42
09/19/25 @ Phoenixville	40
10/10/25 @ Pottstown	39
09/12/25 vs Bishop Shanahan	28
08/23/25 @ Neumann-Goretti	21

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pope John Paul II). They put the hurt on the Upper Merion Area Vikings with a sharp 42-20 win on Friday. Pope John Paul II hasn't had any issues with Upper Merion Area recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Tj Dozier was a one-man wrecking crew as he threw for 172 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards and one score on only seven carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pope John Paul II was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.

Pope John Paul II's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 5.5 times. Jayden Vigilante refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Pope John Paul II got some further help from Sean McNally: he picked up a sack, made ten total tackles, and defended one pass.

Pope John Paul II's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Upper Merion Area, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.

Pope John Paul II wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 27-7 victory against Owen J. Roberts on the 24th. As for Upper Merion Area, they have also already played their next game, a 32-27 win against Norristown on the 24th.