Football Game Preview: Boys Latin Lakers vs. St. John's Catholic Prep Vikings

The Boys Latin Lakers will square off against the St. John's Catholic Prep Vikings at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Boys Latin has four straight wins, St. John's Catholic Prep has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Boys Latin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on John Carroll with a sharp 35-14 victory on Friday.

Joey Keller

Passer Rating (Career)

10/17/25 vs John Carroll	160.4
10/04/25 vs Severn School	159.7
10/05/24 @ Severn School	141.1
09/13/25 @ Long Island Lutheran	129.5
08/30/24 @ Landon	118.8

Joey Keller had a dynamite game, throwing for 217 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (160.4). Boys Latin's leading receiver Cooper Monroe was Keller's top target yet again, picking up 104 receiving yards and one score.

Boys Latin's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Cameron Frank with two sacks.

Meanwhile, St. John's Catholic Prep played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 50-12 defeat at the hands of Pallotti. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Panthers are ranked 46th).

St. John's Catholic Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Boys Latin, they now have a winning record of 5-4.

Boys Latin was able to grind out a solid win over St. John's Catholic Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 32-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Vikings' Ethan Jackson, who picked up 225 receiving yards and three TDs. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Lakers to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.