Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Archbishop Curley). They blew past the St. John's Catholic Prep Vikings 44-20 on Saturday. Given the Friars' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Vikings are ranked 172nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ethan Jackson, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win was the third in a row for Archbishop Curley, bringing their record for this year to 3-3. As for St. John's Catholic Prep, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Archbishop Curley will venture away from home to challenge Severn School at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Severn School is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.8 points per game this season. As for St. John's Catholic Prep, they and St. Paul's are set to duel on Friday. St. John's Catholic Prep also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 28.8 points per game.
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