Paramus Catholic hasn't had much luck against St. Joseph Regional recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Paramus Catholic Paladins will challenge the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights at 1:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Paramus Catholic is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since September 16, 2023 last Saturday. They put the hurt on Pope John XXIII with a sharp 49-29 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Paladins.
Xavier Williams had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 280 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 55 receiving yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 77-yard run. Paramus Catholic also got help from Christopher Ventura, who showed off his sure hands for 119 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Paramus Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pope John XXIII only rushed for 92.
Paramus Catholic wouldn't let Pope John XXIII keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Maxamillion Mcmillan was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Regional is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Archbishop Stepinac. St. Joseph Regional's defense stepped up to hand Archbishop Stepinac a 43-0 shutout. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Green Knights just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Lamar Best and his top target Nathan Bailey. Best threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Bailey gained 119 total yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Mekhi Rossignol, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Paramus Catholic's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for St. Joseph Regional, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Paramus Catholic took a serious blow against St. Joseph Regional when the teams last played back in October of 2020, falling 43-6. Thankfully for Paramus Catholic, Audric Estime (who rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown) 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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