La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.) at St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Dillon Deiuliis, St. Joseph's Prep
Photo by John Rowland
After knocking off then-No. 19 Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.) last week, La Salle College wants to keep on truckin' against a St. Joseph's Prep team that was nationally ranked in the preseason. Senior receiver
Jimmy Herron caught four touchdown passes from Vanderbilt-committed quarterback
Kyle Shurmur to help La Salle rally from a 17-point deficit and beat Archbishop Wood, 35-31,
according to Philly.com. For the season, the Explorers have a 5-1 record against a tough schedule that also included Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) – their only loss – plus DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) and McDonogh (Owings Mill, Md.). Conversely, St. Joseph's Prep's record is a disappointing 2-3, but the three losses were to quality out-of-state opponents, including top-ranked Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.). The Hawks ended a three-game losing streak with a 49-28 league win against Malvern Prep last Saturday. Penn State recruit
John Reid caught three passes for 97 yards and his sixth touchdown of the season.
Follow live scoring of this game on QwixcoreJust the facts: Friday is the 18th meeting between these Philadelphia Catholic League rivals in the last 11 seasons. St. Joseph's Prep beat La Salle twice in 2013 and has a 9-8 edge overall since 2004. … La Salle had won five consecutive PCL Class 4A championships until SJP ended the Explorers' streak last season.
Mitch Stephens: La Salle 35, St. Joseph's Prep 28
Kevin Askeland: La Salle 27, St. Joseph's Prep 24
Jamie DeMoney: La Salle 42, St. Joseph's Prep 28
Stephen Spiewak: St. Joseph's Prep 30, La Salle 27
Leland Gordon: St. Joseph's Prep 29, La Salle 27
Colin Ward-Henninger: St. Joseph's Prep 34, La Salle 28
