Football Game Preview: St. Joseph Wildcats vs. Middle Township Panthers

The St. Joseph Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Middle Township Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph has three straight wins, Middle Township has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

St. Joseph took a 49-point defeat the last time they faced off against Oakcrest, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Falcons 23-20.

Anthony Salamone

Passing Yards (Career)

10/17/25 vs Oakcrest	214
09/26/25 @ Lower Cape May	204
10/03/25 @ Buena	200
10/03/24 vs Buena	157
10/11/25 @ Atlantic County Institute of Tech	155

A big part of St. Joseph's victory came down to the chemistry between Anthony Salamone and his top target Cole Brubaker. Salamone threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns while Brubaker picked up 86 receiving yards and one score. Those 214 passing yards gave Salamone a new career-high.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 47-14, which was the final score in Middle Township's tilt against Absegami on Friday.

Middle Township's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for St. Joseph, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.

St. Joseph ended up a good deal behind Middle Township in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, losing 17-0. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.