St. Edward is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Delbarton. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 48-28 margin over the Green Wave. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-7.
St. Edward had a senior duo take command as Zach Hackleman picked up 114 receiving yards and three TDs and Jonny Evanchick threw for 116 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
St. Edward was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Delbarton only rushed for 130 rushing yards.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for St. Edward, racking up 12 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Hackleman, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Delbarton's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Matthew Tafuri, who rushed for 99 yards and one score on only six carries. Tafuri got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 85 yards. Grant Van Raaphorst was another key receiver, picking up 113 receiving yards and one touchdown.
St. Edward has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
St. Edward didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 63-27 win against Wayne on the 5th. As for Delbarton, they have also already played their next game, a 29-0 defeat against Malvern Prep on the 6th.
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