Iona Prep is on a three-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Bergen Catholic is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Iona Prep Gaels will welcome the Bergen Catholic Crusaders at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Iona Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Central, who was ranked fourth at the time (Iona Prep was ranked first). Everything went Iona Prep's way against Central on Saturday as Iona Prep made off with a 44-20 win.
Iona Prep's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Julian Guzman, who threw for 293 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and Crew Davis, who gained 186 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Iona Prep was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 413 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central only gained 223.
Meanwhile, Bergen Catholic strolled past Washington with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-21.
Najee Calhoun went supernova for Bergen Catholic, rushing for 244 yards and two touchdowns. Bergen Catholic also got help from Quincy Porter, who showed off his sure hands for 84 receiving yards.
The victory got Iona Prep back to even at 1-1. As for Bergen Catholic, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Iona Prep was dealt a bruising 38-7 defeat at the hands of Bergen Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Iona Prep was down 31-0.
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