It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Joseph can now relate to. They were beaten by the Bergen Catholic Crusaders 56-14 on Saturday. The Falcons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-7.
Bergen Catholic found their leader in sophomore Trey Tagliaferri, who threw for 140 yards and five TDs while completing 87.5% of his passes. Tagliaferri's passing game has become a key predictor of the Crusaders' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Anthony Willis was in the mix as well, providing Bergen Catholic with two scores.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Joseph and nudges their season record down to 8-2. As for Bergen Catholic, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 8-2.
St. Joseph does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bergen Catholic, they will venture away from home to take on Don Bosco Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Ironmen's defense has only allowed 8.9 points per game this season, so the Crusaders' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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