St. John's Catholic Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were beaten by the St. Paul's Crusaders 56-28. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 35-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2021.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kenedy Uzoma, who picked up 146 receiving yards and two touchdowns. An impressive showing, but Uzoma really ramped things up playing D: he picked up 2.5 sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss). Demarco Valladares was another key signal caller, throwing for 298 yards and four touchdowns.
Even if they lost, St. John's Catholic Prep's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Uzoma with 2.5. Another thorn in St. Paul's side was Dante Gross, who made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
St. John's Catholic Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for St. Paul's, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John's Catholic Prep will host Pallotti at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. John's Catholic Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.7 points per game this season. As for St. Paul's, they will be playing at home against Severn School at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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