Football Preview: DePaul Catholic Spartans vs. Don Bosco Prep Ironmen
DePaul Catholic is 2-7 against Don Bosco Prep since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The DePaul Catholic Spartans will challenge the Don Bosco Prep Ironmen at 7:00 p.m. DePaul Catholic is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
DePaul Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Paramus Catholic, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (DePaul Catholic was ranked third). DePaul Catholic blew past Paramus Catholic 55-28 on the road on Friday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 20 points or more this season.
Nolan James continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 202 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 141 rushing yards dating back to last season. De'Zie Jones also helped out with an impressive 93 receiving yards.
DePaul Catholic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Marquet Dorsey and Patrick Maignan. Maignan also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Another thorn in Paramus Catholic's side was Anthony Nittoli, who made 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, DePaul Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Don Bosco Prep's game on Saturday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell to Bergen Catholic 24-20. The Ironmen haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
DePaul Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Don Bosco Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
DePaul Catholic won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, slipping by Don Bosco Prep 28-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for DePaul Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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