St. Joe's Prep extend league winning streak; defeat North Catholic 42-7

Frankford Stadium, Philadelphia PA: During the pregame warmups, one could tell that North Catholic was not intimidated by The Streak. They were pumped and seemed primed for the challenge. But on an unusually sunny October day in Frankford Stadium, St. Joe's Prep were not quite content with The Streak, nor have they been for years. With this mentality, the St. Joe's Prep was able to overcome an early North Catholic surge to roll to a 42-7 win and their 52nd consecutive Catholic League Red regular season victory.


North Catholic, trying to avenge two losses to the Prep last year (including a playoff loss) got on the board first thanks to a 54 yard fumble return for a TD by DB Mike Scott. The Prep stumbled out of the gate with their first few offensive possessions, but got the ball rolling thanks to the defense and a first quarter Pat Jordan interception that gave them good field position. The Hawks scored on the ensuing drive thanks to a 4 yard touchdown run by HB Jamir Livingston.

Special teams then contributed for St. Joe's Prep, as Jim McGoldrick found the end zone on a punt return again during Digitex-U coverage; this one was a spectacular 50+ yard return that saw him escape and elude tackles after almost not even fielding the punt.

The floodgates opened from there on, with North Catholic unable to mount any offense, and St. Joe's Prep getting touchdowns from WR Tim Edger, another one from Livingston, and 2 from Greg Castillo (1 receiving and 1 on an interception return).

So North Catholic gave it their best shot but were just unable to stand up to the Catholic League Red juggernaut that is St. Joe's Prep. The Falcons still have aspirations for the postseason and will try to rebound next week against the Lasalle Explorers.

The Prep will try to extend 2 winning streaks next week (their league streak and their season streak, which is currently at 5 games) when they face Cardinal O' Hara next week in a home game. And many know that this current Prep team will only reach a level of content if they are able to avenge last year's Catholic League Red Championship loss and win the title. Yes, they would be content; until next year starts, that is.

The St. Joe's Prep seniors, here taking their senior photo, helped lead their team to a 42-7 victory.












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