After each having a week off, the St. Joseph Falcons and the Bergen Catholic Crusaders will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (St. Joseph 10.6, Bergen Catholic 14.1) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, St. Joseph ended up a good deal behind Donovan Catholic and lost 21-3. The loss was the Falcons' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Bergen Catholic got themselves on the board against Seton Hall Prep last Saturday, but Seton Hall Prep never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Pirates 40-0. Considering the Crusaders have won five matchups by more than 26 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Joseph better keep an eye on Trey Tagliaferri. He was instrumental in Bergen Catholic's win, throwing for 238 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes. Tagliaferri's passing game has become a key predictor of the Crusaders' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Porter, who gained 75 total yards and two touchdowns.
Bergen Catholic's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for St. Joseph, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
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