Poly Prep Country Day won the last time they faced Morristown-Beard, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Poly Prep Country Day Blue Devils had just enough and edged the Morristown-Beard Crimson out 29-26. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 50th in New York, while the Crimson are ranked 269th in New Jersey), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Poly Prep Country Day's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Connor Igoe led the charge by throwing for 277 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown. Nate Rosenblatt was Igoe's top target, picking up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Poly Prep Country Day pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Morristown-Beard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Poly Prep Country Day will stay at home for another week and welcome Horace Mann at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Morristown-Beard, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Fieldston at 2:30 p.m. on November 1st.
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