Football Preview: Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas vs. West Philadelphia Speedboys
The Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas will challenge the West Philadelphia Speedboys at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Cardinal O'Hara, taking the game 28-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Friars/Pandas.
Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic found their leader in sophomore Noel Campbell Jr, who threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Those 259 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Campbell Jr. A healthy portion of Campbell Jr's aerial production (116 yards to be exact) went to Jalil Hall.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, West Philadelphia rose to the challenge on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars an 18-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for the Speedboys who have now won five contests in a row.
West Philadelphia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
West Philadelphia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.9 points per game. As for Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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