DePaul Catholic has gone 7-2 against Paramus Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The DePaul Catholic Spartans will face off against the Paramus Catholic Paladins at 6:30 p.m. DePaul Catholic will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
DePaul Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Seton Hall Prep, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (DePaul Catholic was ranked third). Everything went DePaul Catholic's way against Seton Hall Prep on Friday as DePaul Catholic made off with a 34-14 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Spartans just coasted through the last quarter.
Nolan James continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 242 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of De'Zie Jones, who picked up 165 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, DePaul Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was DePaul Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Logan Nagle was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself.
Meanwhile, Paramus Catholic lost 44-19 to St. Joseph Regional on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Paladins in their matchups with the Green Knights: they've now lost nine in a row.
DePaul Catholic pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Paramus Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-1.
DePaul Catholic strolled past Paramus Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for DePaul Catholic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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