Two dominant backs in Kyshawn Bryant and Matthew Tafuri are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights and the Delbarton Green Wave will shake off the rust and duke it out at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph Regional is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
St. Joseph Regional is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: DePaul Catholic, who was ranked eighth at the time (St. Joseph Regional was ranked second). The Green Knights took down the Spartans 31-14 two weeks ago.
Delbarton had taken Paramus Catholic down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end last Saturday. The Green Wave fell 34-21 to the Paladins.
St. Joseph Regional will need to focus on slowing down Grant Van Raaphorst, one of several Delbarton players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 129 receiving yards and one touchdown. Gavin Gilardi was another key player, throwing for 189 yards and a pair of TDs on only 15 passes.
St. Joseph Regional's record now sits at 7-2. As for Delbarton, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
St. Joseph Regional couldn't quite finish off Delbarton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 24-21. Thankfully for the Green Knights, Phillip Folmar (who picked up 142 receiving yards and one score, and also rushed for 34 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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