Football Preview: King Philip Regional Warriors vs. Catholic Memorial Knights
The King Philip Regional Warriors and the Catholic Memorial Knights are set to duel on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with King Philip Regional sitting on 25 straight wins dating back to last season and Catholic Memorial on 11.
Catholic Memorial will take on a Warriors team in a cheerful holiday mood after the team's game against Franklin on Thanksgiving. King Philip Regional managed a 27-21 victory over Franklin on Thursday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Panthers are ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Catholic Memorial earned a 31-19 win over Boston College High on Thursday.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Mekhi Dodd and Lasean Sharp. Dodd rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries while Sharp rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Dodd really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
Catholic Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jaiden Johnson. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Catholic Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
King Philip Regional's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.8 points. As for Catholic Memorial, their record now sits at 11-1.
King Philip Regional suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to Catholic Memorial in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Can King Philip Regional avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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