On Saturday, St. Raphael Academy faced Burrillville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Raphael Academy Saints came out on top against the Burrillville Broncos by a score of 41-28. The Saints' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
A big part of St. Raphael Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Tashaad Brown and his top target Armand Northup-Reed. Brown threw for 224 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes while Northup-Reed picked up 175 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Northup-Reed's longest reception was for an incredible 74 yards.
When it comes to explaining why Burrillville lost, don't look at Logan Gelinas. Despite the final result, he threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Leland Kelleher, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
The victory for St. Raphael Academy keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for Burrillville, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
St. Raphael Academy will challenge Tolman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Raphael Academy is facing Tolman at the right time seeing as Tolman is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Burrillville, they will take on Woonsocket at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Burrillville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season.
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