Bergen Catholic fought the good fight in their overtime game against St. Joseph Regional on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 43-42 to the Green Knights. Crusaders fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Green Knights since Saturday.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Trey Tagliaferri, who threw for 284 yards and a pair of TDs, and also punched in one rushing score. Najee Calhoun helped Tagliaferri out on the ground, rushing for 108 yards and three scores.
Mason Geis was nothing short of spectacular for St. Joseph Regional: he threw for 269 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes. Those four passing touchdowns gave Geis a new career-high. St. Joseph Regional's leading receiver Stalin Knowlden was Geis' top target yet again, picking up 102 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Bergen Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for St. Joseph Regional, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Coming up, Bergen Catholic will square off against Seton Hall Prep at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for St. Joseph Regional, they have already played their next contest, a 31-14 win against DePaul Catholic on the 31st.
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