The Bergen Catholic Crusaders will challenge the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bergen Catholic is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Bergen Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Delbarton, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Bergen Catholic was ranked first). Bergen Catholic breezed by Delbarton on the road to the tune of 42-13 on Saturday. The score was close at the half, but the Crusaders pulled away in the second half with 35 points.
Najee Calhoun continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Dominic Campanile was another key player, throwing for 242 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Regional took their match on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 41-14 win over Pope John XXIII. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Green Knights had established a 21 point advantage.
It was another big night for Nathan Bailey, who rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Mekhi Rossignol also helped out with an impressive 95 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph Regional was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
St. Joseph Regional didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isa Abdus-Salaam and Jahmir Joseph. Abdus-Salaam also made four total tackles, which is notable because St. Joseph Regional is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Bergen Catholic's record now sits at 6-1. As for St. Joseph Regional, their record is now 5-2.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Bergen Catholic has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180.9. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bergen Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their match against St. Joseph Regional in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 28-23 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Joseph Regional's Yasin Willis, who rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Bergen Catholic to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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