Catholic Memorial only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 34-point they dealt St. John on Friday. The Catholic Memorial Knights claimed a resounding 41-7 victory over the St. John's Pioneers on the road. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Pioneers are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Catholic Memorial found their leader in underclassman Ramar Thomas, who threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Isaiah Faublas was in the mix too, providing Catholic Memorial with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Catholic Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 248 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
One reason for the win was Catholic Memorial's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. St. John's QB won't forget Mac Fitzgerald anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Catholic Memorial's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for St. John's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Catholic Memorial will look to defend their home field on Saturday against St. John's Prep at 1:00 p.m. Catholic Memorial knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully St. John's Prep likes a good challenge. As for St. John's, they are taking a road trip to challenge Boston College High at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Boston College High will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something St. John's surely won't give up without a fight.
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