DePaul Catholic and Delbarton (ranked 73rd and 71st in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile contest on Friday. The DePaul Catholic Spartans and the Delbarton Green Wave were almost perfectly matched up, but the DePaul Catholic Spartans suffered a 52-51 defeat. The Spartans' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Derek Zammit, who threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards. De'Zie Jones was in the mix as well, providing DePaul Catholic with three touchdowns.
Phillip Folmar continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Delbarton, picking up 171 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 32 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Folmar is now averaging an impressive 105.5 receiving yards per game. Jadon Prinzivalli was another key player, throwing for 285 yards and four touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, DePaul Catholic fell to 7-1. As for Delbarton, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
DePaul Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 28-21 victory against St. Joseph Regional on the 2nd. Delbarton has also already played their next match, a 17-13 win against Paramus Catholic on the 1st.
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