Morristown-Beard lost against Poly Prep Country Day back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Morristown-Beard Crimson fell just short of the Poly Prep Country Day Blue Devils by a score of 29-26. While losing is never fun, the Crimson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 269th in New Jersey, while the Blue Devils are ranked 50th in New York).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Poly Prep Country Day to victory, but perhaps none more so than Connor Igoe, who threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown. Nate Rosenblatt was Igoe's top target, picking up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Morristown-Beard's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Poly Prep Country Day, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Morristown-Beard will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Fieldston at 2:30 p.m. on November 1st. As for Poly Prep Country Day, they will stay at home for another week and welcome Horace Mann at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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