Football Game Preview: Pope John XXIII vs. St. Joseph Regional Green Knights + How To Watch

Pope John XXIII hasn't had much luck against St. Joseph Regional recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. Pope John XXIII will head out on the road to challenge St. Joseph Regional at 1:00 p.m. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.

Pope John XXIII came into this matchup off a tough 23-point defeat last Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Seton Hall Prep by a score of 17-15 on Saturday. Despite 99 more yards than Seton Hall Prep, Pope John XXIII couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.

Zayne Carswell

Receiving Yards

10/11/25 vs Seton Hall Prep	108
09/20/25 @ Bergen Catholic	86
09/13/25 vs Kellenberg Memorial	77
10/04/25 vs Delbarton	73
09/05/25 @ Paramus Catholic	22

Pope John XXIII's loss came about despite a quality game from Luke Gialanella, who rushed for 80 yards and one touchdown. Pope John XXIII also got help from Zayne Carswell, who showed off his sure hands for 108 receiving yards.

Meanwhile, St. Joseph Regional faced Don Bosco Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Green Knights fell just short of the Ironmen by a score of 17-14. The matchup was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Green Knights couldn't quite close it out.

Pope John XXIII will need to focus on slowing down Kyshawn Bryant, one of several St. Joseph Regional players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 48 yards and one TD, and also picked up 59 receiving yards.

The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 4-2. As for Pope John XXIII, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Pope John XXIII was taken down by St. Joseph Regional 41-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pope John XXIII was down 28-7.