Football Recap: St. Francis Prep Skates Past Kennedy Catholic with Ease

After only seven points in their last matchup, St. Francis Prep made sure to put some points up on the board against Kennedy Catholic on Friday. The Terriers took their contest with ease, bagging a 54-14 win over the Gaels. With that victory, the Terriers brought their scoring average up to 26.1 points per game.

Sean Ibert

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/17/25 @ Kennedy Catholic	122
09/21/24 vs Holy Trinity	79
09/14/24 vs Morris Catholic	77
09/26/25 @ Fordham Prep	73
10/05/25 @ Chaminade	42

Sean Ibert continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 122 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Those 122 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Rocco Petronella was in the mix too, providing St. Francis Prep with two scores.

St. Francis Prep didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Kennedy Catholic to a completion percentage of just 37.5%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from three players: Anthony Brown, Rafael Espinal, and Roderick Fordham, who each logged one passes deflected. St. Francis Prep has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.6 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.6 in their last three games.

Despite the loss, Kennedy Catholic had strong showings from Austin Lanara, who picked up 99 receiving yards and one TD, and KJ Dillon, who threw for 110 yards and one touchdown on only eight passes. Lanara's longest reception was for an incredible 99 yards.

St. Francis Prep now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Kennedy Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Francis Prep will square off against Cardinal Spellman at 1:00 p.m. on the 26th. The Terriers will be up against the Pilots' rather soft defense (which has allowed 33.5 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Kennedy Catholic, they will face off against Xaverian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Clippers will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Gaels surely won't give up without a fight.