Football Recap: St. Joseph Regional Finds Playoff Glory Versus St. Peter's Prep

Green Knights

Previous 5 Games

11/21/25 @ St. Peter's Prep	25-21
11/15/25 vs Delbarton	35-0
10/31/25 @ DePaul Catholic	31-14
10/25/25 @ Bergen Catholic	43-42
10/18/25 vs Pope John XXIII	2-0

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Joseph Regional had no problem doing just that on Friday. They managed a 25-21 win over the St. Peter's Prep Marauders. Winning may never get old, but the Green Knights sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

It was another big night for Nathan Bailey, who rushed for 103 yards and four TDs, and also picked up 73 receiving yards.

Bailey was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Joseph Regional was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's a new trend for the Green Knights: they were averaging 94.1 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 240.7.

St. Joseph Regional's record is now 9-2. As for St. Peter's Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.

Looking ahead, St. Joseph Regional will challenge Don Bosco Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Green Knights 13.5, the Ironmen 8.9) so any points scored will be well earned. St. Peter's Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.