St. John-Vianney has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Middletown North Lions at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
St. John-Vianney fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Manalapan on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Braves were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 35-34 defeat.
Despite the loss, St. John-Vianney got top-tier performance from Abdul Turay, who rushed for 225 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Turay a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jahmere James, who picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, St. John-Vianney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Middletown North put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Freehold Boro, posting a 35-7 victory on the road. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Colonials are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. John-Vianney's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Middletown North, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
St. John-Vianney couldn't quite finish off Middletown North in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 and fell 24-21. Thankfully for St. John-Vianney, Tommy Giannone (who threw for 364 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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