Paramus Catholic and Pope John XXIII are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Paramus Catholic Paladins have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Pope John XXIII at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Paramus Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 35-8 victory over Hudson Catholic. The contest marked the Paladins' most dominant win of the season.
Paramus Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaiah Selby and Aj Lopez Jr.
Meanwhile, Pope John XXIII's offense rose to the challenge against a Fighting Irish defense that boasted an average of only 14.5 points allowed on Saturday. Pope John XXIII blew past Camden Catholic 42-7. The victory was some much needed relief for Pope John XXIII as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Tylik Hill was his usual excellent self, rushing for 230 yards and four touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 59 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Gialanella, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pope John XXIII's defense and their 5.5 sacks. Tyler Houser was especially locked on to Camden Catholic's QB and sacked him twice. Houser has been hot , having also posted ten or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
Paramus Catholic moved to 4-6 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Pope John XXIII, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-7.
Everything went Paramus Catholic's way against Pope John XXIII when the teams last played back in September, as Paramus Catholic made off with a 49-29 win. Does Paramus Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pope John XXIII turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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