Pope John XXIII was the 47-40 winner over Paramus Catholic when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Pope John XXIII lost 49-29 to the Paramus Catholic Paladins on Saturday.
Although Pope John XXIII took the loss, they still got scores from Prince Joshua, Luke Irwin, and Peyton Fox.
Xavier Williams was a one-man wrecking crew for Paramus Catholic as he rushed for 280 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 55 receiving yards. Williams really tore up the turf during one magnificent 77-yard run. Crew Colon was another key player, throwing for 275 yards and a touchdown while completing 84.2% of his passes.
Pope John XXIII's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Paramus Catholic, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Pope John XXIII will challenge Kellenberg Memorial at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Pope John XXIII focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Saturday. As for Paramus Catholic, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Joseph Regional at 1:00 p.m. on September 21st. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,059 yards in their previous games.
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