The Archbishop Wood Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Archbishop Wood and Conwell-Egan Catholic were almost perfectly matched up, but Archbishop Wood suffered a 14-13 defeat. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic faced St. Joseph's Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic was beaten by St. Joseph's Prep 49-14. The Friars/Pandas were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Noel Campbell Jr, who threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and Jalil Hall, who picked up 142 receiving yards. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 95 yards.
Archbishop Wood's record now sits at 2-7. As for Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2.
Archbishop Wood was dealt a bruising 62-14 loss at the hands of Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Campbell Jr, who threw for 218 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Now that Archbishop Wood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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