With a playoff game on the line, Fordham Prep rose to the challenge on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 41-14 victory over the St. Francis Prep Terriers. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Terriers are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jonathan Bailey was his usual excellent self, throwing for 249 yards and two touchdowns.
Fordham Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Rory Mcgrath led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Sebastian Williams is becoming a predictor of Fordham Prep's success: when he posts at least one interception the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
Although St. Francis Prep took the loss, they still got scores from Sean Ibert and Jonathan Nguyen.
The win (which was Fordham Prep's third in a row) raised their record to 6-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.7 points per game. As for St. Francis Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Fordham Prep wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 21-16 loss against St. Joseph-by-the-Sea on the 15th. St. Francis Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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