Pope John Paul II have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Springfield Township Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pope John Paul II is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Lower Moreland a 46-0 shutout on Friday. Given Pope John Paul II's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Lower Moreland is ranked 423rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pope John Paul II had a senior duo take command as Luke Terlesky threw for 312 yards and six touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes and Braden Reed picked up 244 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Those 312 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Terlesky. Another player making a difference was Kassiddy Jackson, who rushed for 77 yards on only ten carries.
Pope John Paul II didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Dylan Skarbek, Brandon Deangelo, and Reed picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Springfield Township had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Bishop Shanahan 42-21 last Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Spartans as they're now sitting on three straight.
Springfield Township pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points per game. As for Pope John Paul II, their record is now 10-1.
Pope John Paul II was able to grind out a solid victory over Springfield Township in their previous meeting back in August, winning 34-27. Does Pope John Paul II have another victory up their sleeve, or will Springfield Township turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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