Prep vs Pope John Recap (Senior Day)

Members of the Class of 2025 honored on Senior Day. From Left to Right (Top Row): Nick Grasso, James Develin, Sammy Bartoszek. Gabe Pena, DJ Brown, Connor Reynolds, Emmett Haughney, Elijah Knowles, Kyron Grayson, Santino Cortes-Gil. (Front Row): Aidan Ferrante, Alex Delano, Adam Gad, Luca Herrera, Justin Gonzalez, Coach Hansen, Donte Copeland, Dylan Colavitti, Joe Burt, Aidan Lamb, Andres Perez

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  ​On a wild and record setting Friday night at Caven Point, the Marauders beat the Lions of Pope John 58-47. Before the game began, Prep honored their seniors during their annual Senior Day ceremonies.
    The game began with the Marauders scoring on the first play from scrimmage. Tyler Bell threw it 75 yards to Andres Perez to take the early 7-0 lead. The rest of the first quarter saw the Lions and Marauders trade touchdowns with one another. Prep’s touchdown featured Ty’ire Clark receiving a 15 yard touchdown from Tyler Bell, along with a successful two-point conversion. At the end of the first quarter, Prep led Pope John 15-13.

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The second quarter started with a turnover on downs for the Marauders, and the Lions responded with a touchdown of their own to take the lead 20-15. After a Prep punt and a Pope John touchdown, Tyler Bell and Andres Perez connected with one another once again and scored a 23 yard touchdown. That would be the last score of a high scoring first half, and the Marauders trailed 28-22.
    Special teams played a big role in the third quarter. After the Lions scored on their opening drive of the half, the Marauders responded with a 75 yard kick return from Jordan Rodriguez. However, they still trailed 34-29. The next Pope John saw the Lions drive all the way to the 1. However, the Marauders got a stop on the goal line on 4th and goal to end the Lions drive. The Marauders would respond with another Andres Perez touchdown from Tyler Bell, and a successful two-point conversion cut the Lions lead down to three, 40-37.

​The fourth quarter started with a Pope John turnover, thanks to a Kyle Wise interception. Prep would take advantage of the turnover with a 26 yard touchdown on a quarterback run from Tyler Bell, and retook the lead 44-40. After the Lions scored another touchdown, Prep responded yet again with a 33 yard touchdown from Tyler Bell to Hunter Watson. The Marauders would recover a surprise onside kick after the touchdown, and Tyler Bell threw it to Christian Cruz from 22 yards out to seal the game for Prep. In addition, Bell's pass to Cruz would be his sixth of the night, setting a school record for most touchdown passes thrown in a game.
Prep improves to 4-4 on the season, and the Marauders next game will be on November 1 where they will host Don Bosco at 7PM at Caven Point.