DePaul Catholic is 7-2 against Paramus Catholic since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The DePaul Catholic Spartans will take on the Paramus Catholic Paladins at 6:30 p.m. DePaul Catholic will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
DePaul Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Seton Hall Prep, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (DePaul Catholic was ranked third). DePaul Catholic put the hurt on Seton Hall Prep with a sharp 34-14 win on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Spartans just coasted through the last quarter.
Nolan James was his usual excellent self, rushing for 242 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of De'Zie Jones, who picked up 165 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, DePaul Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
DePaul Catholic's defense made their presence known, laying out Jack Gilmore. four times. In that department, Logan Nagle was the leader with 2.5 sacks.
Meanwhile, Paramus Catholic came up short against St. Joseph Regional on Saturday, falling 44-19. The Paladins haven't had much luck with the Green Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
DePaul Catholic pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Paramus Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-1.
DePaul Catholic strolled past Paramus Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for DePaul Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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