Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Iona Prep). They came out on top against the St. Anthony's Friars by a score of 48-40 on Friday. For the Gaels, this counts as revenge for the 44-24 loss the Friars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
It was another big night for Crew Davis, who rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 81 yards. Another player making a difference was Julian Guzman, who threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Iona Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Anthony's only rushed for 211.
Iona Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mamadee Sangaray and Elijah Smith.
Despite the loss, St. Anthony's still got an impressive performance from Gary Merrill, who rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Merrill has posted since back in September of 2023. Will Hart was in the mix too, providing St. Anthony's with two touchdowns.
The win (which was Iona Prep's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. As for St. Anthony's, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Iona Prep will face off against Cardinal Hayes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Iona Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.6 points per game this season. As for St. Anthony's, they will challenge Xavier at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Anthony's knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Xavier likes a good challenge.
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