Football Preview: Don Bosco Prep Ironmen vs. St. Joseph Regional Green Knights
Don Bosco Prep and St. Joseph Regional are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Don Bosco Prep Ironmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Don Bosco Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: DePaul Catholic, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Don Bosco Prep was ranked eighth). Don Bosco Prep and DePaul Catholic were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Don Bosco Prep suffered a 21-20 loss. That makes it the first time this season the Ironmen have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Regional waltzed into their contest last Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Marauders 38-14. The result was nothing new for the Green Knights, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
St. Joseph Regional relied on the efforts of John Forster, who gained 147 total yards and two touchdowns, and Lamar Best, who threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. What's more, Forster also racked up 97 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
St. Joseph Regional wouldn't let St. Peter's Prep keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kj Mcclain was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Don Bosco Prep now has a losing record at 2-3. As for St. Joseph Regional, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Don Bosco Prep might still be hurting after the 21-0 defeat they got from St. Joseph Regional in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Don Bosco Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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