Football Recap: St. John Paul II Gets the Win

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Previous 6 Games

10/02/25 - Home	35-27 W
10/03/24 - Away	38-62 L
10/13/23 - Away	67-38 W
10/06/22 - Home	27-20 W
09/17/21 - Away	7-14 L
09/18/20 - Home	27-7 W

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Randolph School, St. John Paul II was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top against the New Hope Indians by a score of 35-27. For the Falcons, this counts as revenge for the 62-38 win the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.

Despite the loss, New Hope still got an impressive performance from Gavin Rundlett, who rushed for 132 yards and two scores while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and one TD. Lucas Terry also helped out by tossing the rock for 263 yards.

St. John Paul II's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for New Hope, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. St. John Paul II will challenge rival Kate Duncan Smith DAR at 7:00 p.m. on the 10th. Meanwhile, New Hope is set to face off against their familiar foe Madison Academy at 7:00 p.m. on the 10th.