The Seton Hall Prep Pirates will challenge Pope John XXIII at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Seton Hall Prep is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Seton Hall Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: St. Peter's Prep, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Seton Hall Prep was ranked 24th). Seton Hall Prep came up short against St. Peter's Prep on Saturday, falling 35-14. The matchup was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Pirates struggled afterwards.
Seton Hall Prep might have lost, but man, Bryce Robbins was a machine: he rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown. Those 144 rushing yards gave Robbins a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Seton Hall Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Pope John XXIII after they claimed the first score on Saturday, but it was Delbarton who ended up claiming the real prize. Pope John XXIII and Delbarton were almost perfectly matched up, but Pope John XXIII suffered a 35-34 loss. Pope John XXIII has struggled against Delbarton recently, as their game on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Pope John XXIII might have lost, but man, Tylik Hill was a machine: he rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns. Hill was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Gialanella, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Pope John XXIII didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nick Vannatta and Hill. Vannatta is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Pope John XXIII got some further help from Sam Conetta: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made eight total tackles.
Seton Hall Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Pope John XXIII, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Seton Hall Prep came up short against Pope John XXIII in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 33-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hill, who rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Now that Seton Hall Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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