Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salesian College Preparatory). They took their matchup at home on Saturday with ease, bagging a 49-6 win over the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Bruins are ranked 795th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Salesian College Preparatory's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marcus Burke, who threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Joseph Tarin was Burke's top target, picking up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Salesian College Preparatory didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tarin.
The win for Salesian College Preparatory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Salesian College Preparatory will stay at home for another week and welcome Vallejo at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Salesian College Preparatory is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 48 points per game this season. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, they will welcome Bethel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bethel is coming into the contest with three straight defeats on the road, meaning St. Patrick-St. Vincent will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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