John Bapst Memorial was the 15-12 winner over Hampden when they last played one another back in October of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The John Bapst Memorial Crusaders took a 24-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hampden Broncos on Thursday.
John Bapst Memorial's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Thomas Curtis, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and Zach Babcock, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown. Babcock got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 68 yards.
Even though they lost, John Bapst Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hampden only rushed for 145.
Gavin Monyok was nothing short of spectacular for Hampden: he threw for 300 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Monyok a new career-high in rushing yards.
John Bapst Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Hampden, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
John Bapst Memorial is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they face off against Maine Central Institute at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hampden, they will square off against Hermon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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