The John Bapst Memorial Crusaders are taking a road trip to challenge the Hampden Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (John Bapst Memorial has seven straight victories, Hampden has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
John Bapst Memorial proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 32) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They pulled ahead with a 29-28 photo finish over Oak Hill.
Evan Alley
| 10/18/25 vs Oak Hill | 98 |
| 10/11/25 @ Belfast | 65 |
| 09/04/25 vs Madison | 60 |
| 10/04/25 vs Maranacook | 36 |
| 09/11/25 @ Maine Central Institute | 25 |
John Bapst Memorial's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malcolm Butler, who rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught one TD. Butler also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending two passes. Evan Alley helped out on the ground, rushing for 98 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: John Bapst Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hampden was beaten by Greely 62-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine football rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Rangers are ranked third).
John Bapst Memorial's record now sits at 7-0. As for Hampden, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
John Bapst Memorial couldn't quite get it done against Hampden in their previous matchup back in September of 2024 as they fell 24-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Broncos' Gavin Monyok, who threw for 300 yards and one touchdown while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 56 yards and one score on only seven carries. Now that the Crusaders know 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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