The Don Bosco Prep Ironmen will venture away from home to square off against the Bergen Catholic Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Don Bosco Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: St. Anthony's, who was ranked 19th at the time (Don Bosco Prep was ranked seventh). Don Bosco Prep claimed a resounding 49-10 victory over St. Anthony's at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ironmen.
Don Bosco Prep can attribute much of their success to Deven Sisler, who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Bergen Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They breezed by Pope John XXIII on the road to the tune of 63-7. That 56 point margin sets a new team best for the Crusaders this season.
Dominic Campanile was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 149 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Najee Calhoun was another key player, rushing for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bergen Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Bergen Catholic wouldn't let Pope John XXIII keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bergen Catholic can thank Delaney Fludd and David Matesic for forcing both of them.
Don Bosco Prep now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Bergen Catholic, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Don Bosco Prep suffered a grim 38-15 defeat to Bergen Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Campanile, who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. Now that Don Bosco Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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