Football Recap: St. Francis Prep Terriers vs. Holy Cross Knights
After only eight points in their last game, St. Francis Prep made sure to put some points up on the board against Holy Cross on Sunday. The St. Francis Prep Terriers blew past the Holy Cross Knights, posting a 34-7 win on the road. Given the Terriers' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Knights are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jack Leary went supernova for St. Francis Prep, throwing for 228 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Leary is becoming a predictor of St. Francis Prep's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Sean Ibert helped Leary out on the ground, picking up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
St. Francis Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anthony Mascia and John Kalogiros.
St. Francis Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Holy Cross, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Francis Prep will take on Christ the King at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. St. Francis Prep's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Christ the King's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Holy Cross, they will square off against St. John the Baptist at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Cross is facing St. John the Baptist at the right time seeing as St. John the Baptist is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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