The St. Paul's Big Red will head out to challenge the Kingswood Oxford Wyverns at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Paul's defense has only allowed 10.5 points per game this season, so Kingswood Oxford's offense will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, St. Paul's beat St. Sebastian's School 14-7. Given the Big Red's advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked ninth in New Hampshire, while the Arrows are ranked 69th in Massachusetts) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Kingswood Oxford made easy work of St. Luke's on Saturday and carried off a 42-21 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wyverns just coasted through the last quarter.
St. Paul's better keep an eye on Justin Morle. He was instrumental in Kingswood Oxford's win, rushing for 109 yards and three TDs on only 12 carries. Morle didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. Dj Biggins did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 99 receiving yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Kingswood Oxford proved: they limited St. Luke's to a paltry 0.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Isley Biggins for the heroic effort on defense: he. Kingswood Oxford didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.3.
Kingswood Oxford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Morle and Xavier Hernandez-Newton.
Kingswood Oxford's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.3 points over those games. As for St. Paul's, their record now sits at 3-1.
Everything came up roses for St. Paul's against Kingswood Oxford in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-8 victory. In that game, the Big Red amassed a halftime lead of 41-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.