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10/26/2025

Prep vs Pope John Recap

At high noon on Saturday, the Marauders traveled to Pope John XXIII High School to take the Lions for their penultimate game of the regular season. Prep took care of business, and beat Pope John 30-9.
Abdul Turay was the first to score for the Marauders in the first quarter giving Prep a 6-0 lead after a failed two-point conversion. After Pope John scored a touchdown of their own later in the first quarter, Tyler Bell and Hunter Watson once again led the Prep passing attack in the second quarter. The duo scored two passing touchdowns from 41 and 4 yards, and they went into the half with a 20-6 lead.
Both teams scored a field goal in the third quarter, and the 39 yarder from Bradley Abraham was the first Prep field goal of the season. Junior Bryant Issac Jr threw a 12 yard touchdown pass to Sophomore Amari Jones in the fourth quarter, and put the icing on the cake for a much needed bounce back win after a tough loss at home a week ago.

Sophomore Bradley Abraham celebrates his 39 yard Field Goal in the 3rd quarter.

Bauer Anderson and Liam O'Neill combined for one of Prep's five QB Sacks.

Bell finished the day completing 15 of his 16 passing attempts for 243 yards and 2 TDs. Watson had 6 catches on 6 targets for 121 yards and 2 TDs and Junior Chris Horn added 5 catches for 73 yards. Tyler Barksdale added 42 yards rushing on 7 attempts coupled with Turay's 5 carries for 31 yards and a TD.
Pope John's offense was able to control the pace of the game and dominate the overall time of possession, running 70 offensive snaps to Prep's 37. The Marauder defense did hold Pope John to 3.34 yards per play overall and held the Lions to 5/15 on 3rd downs and 3/7 on 4th downs. The defensive production was spread evenly amongst many players, with 9 players adding 4+ tackles. However, the defense also added 5 sacks with several players recording the first of their careers including Sophomore DE Karter Gelin (1 sack) and Senior LB Liam O'Neill (.5 sack). Seniors Sebastian Gray (1.5), Julian Conteras (1), Will Maloof (.5), and Sophomore DT Bauer Anderson (.5) also added sacks on the quarterback. Sophomore Jevon Ledgister also added the first interception of his career.
The Marauders improve to 7-1 on the season and their regular season finale will be at Don Bosco on Halloween for a 7PM kickoff.

Senior RB Tyler Barksdale was presented with a plaque as Prep's Super Football Conference Young Man of the Year nomination after the game.

10/17/2025

Prep vs DePaul Recap

On a crisp Friday night at Caven Point, the Marauders fell to the Spartans of DePaul Catholic 31-21. Before the game began, there was a pregame ceremony honoring the Prep football seniors for the Senior Day festivities.
The game started with a DePaul touchdown in the first quarter, and it took until the second quarter for the Marauders to get on the scoreboard. Tyler Bell threw a 44 yard strike to Hunter Watson to tie the game at 7-7, and it was Watson’s 11th touchdown catch of the season. However, the Spartans would respond immediately as they would return the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown to make the game 14-7. DePaul would take that one touchdown lead into the half.
The Marauders started the third quarter with the ball, but a fumble on the drive resulted in a scoop and score touchdown for DePaul. The Spartans also scored a field goal, which made the game 24-7 in the third quarter. Prep started to chip away at the lead from this moment on, as they would score on a 30 yard touchdown pass from Bell to Abdul Turay.

Junior WR Chris Horn led all receivers with 9 catches on the day.

Senior WR Hunter Watson eludes a tackle on his way to a 6 catch, 110 yard, 1 TD game.

In the beginning of the fourth quarter the Marauders scored another passing touchdown from Bell to Amari Jones, and Prep only trailed by 3 as they made the score 24-21. The touchdown was significant because Tyler Bell broke the all-time passing touchdown record in Prep football history, with the 58th of his career. Unfortunately, that would be the last score of the night for the Marauders. DePaul would score another touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Prep suffered their first loss of the season.
Bell finished the night 19/24 passing for 268 yards and 3 TDs; he added 27 rushing yards on 6 attempts. Abdul Turay rushed 10 times for 54 yards and added 2 catches for another 43 yards. Hunter Watson reeled in 6 catches for 110 yards and a score. Chris Horn had a game-high 9 catches for 86 yards. Amari Jones added 2 catches for 29 yards and a TD. On the defensive side of the ball, Junior safety Ty'ire Clark flashed with 14 total tackles and an interception. Junior LB Evan Pratt added 12 total tackles and a pass breakup.
Prep falls to 6-1 on the season, and their next game will be on October 25 when they travel to Pope John XXIII High School for a noon kickoff.

10/5/2025

Prep vs Seton Hall Prep Recap

At Brendan P. Tevlin Memorial Field in the Kelly Athletic Complex, the Marauders traveled to Seton Hall Prep to take on the Pirates in a division matchup. Prep took care of business, and beat Seton Hall Prep 42-3. Once again, the defense had a dominant performance. The Marauders held the Pirates to less than 100 yards of total offense. The only score that the defense allowed was a field goal in the second quarter, and it was their second time this season not allowing a touchdown.

Offensively, the Marauders lit up the scoreboard once again scoring more than 40 points for the fifth time in six games. After going scoreless in the first quarter, Prep put the ball in the endzone twice in the second quarter. Tyler Barksdale had a 1 yard touchdown, and Hunter Watson caught a 28 yard pass from Tyler Bell. The third and fourth quarter saw the Marauders put up two touchdowns in each quarter. The third quarter saw Chris Horn catch a touchdown from Tyler Bell, and an Abdul Turay one yard rushing touchdown. Finally in the fourth quarter Hunter Watson scored a touchdown from Tyler Bell, and Bryant Isaac Jr threw his first touchdown pass of the season to Tre Williams.

The Marauders improve to 6-0, their best start since the 2019 season. Prep has a bye next week, and their next game will not be until October 17th when they return home to Caven Point to play DePaul. The game is expected to be a top 5 matchup in the state, and will be a de facto championship game for the division crown.

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