It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Donovan Catholic Griffins had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They slipped by St. Augustine Prep 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Donovan Catholic.
Todd Lambertson threw for 55 yards on seven of 11 attempts. On the ground, Najee Calhoun rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown.
Donovan Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for St. Augustine Prep, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3.
Donovan Catholic will head out on the road to face off against Bergen Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Bergen Catholic is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games. St. Augustine Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.