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.