The Burke Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against the Monticello Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Burke Catholic has eight straight wins, Monticello has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Burke Catholic beat Roosevelt 23-12.
Liam Benzinger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 182 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Monticello took a serious blow against Minisink Valley on Friday, falling 39-6. While losing is never fun, Monticello can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 440th, while Minisink Valley is ranked 68th).
Burke Catholic's victory was their eighth straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.4 points per game. As for Monticello, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
