Pope John XXIII and Paramus Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. Pope John XXIII will head out on the road to challenge the Paramus Catholic Paladins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pope John XXIII is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over Camden Catholic. The match marked Pope John XXIII's most dominant win of the season.
Tylik Hill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 230 yards and four touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 59 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Luke Gialanella, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pope John XXIII's defense and their 5.5 sacks. Tyler Houser was especially locked on to Camden Catholic's QB and sacked him twice. Houser has been hot , having also posted ten or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
Meanwhile, Paramus Catholic posted their biggest victory since September 1, 2023 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-8 win over Hudson Catholic. Given the Paladins' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Hawks are ranked 161st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Paramus Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaiah Selby and Aj Lopez Jr.
Pope John XXIII's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Paramus Catholic, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-6 record.
Pope John XXIII might still be hurting after the 49-29 loss they got from Paramus Catholic in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Paramus Catholic's Xavier Williams, who rushed for 280 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 55 receiving yards. Now that Pope John XXIII knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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