No. 32 St. Joseph Regional beats No. 36 St. Peter’s Prep to advance to New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 championship

TOPICS:Bergen Catholic High School Don Bosco Prep high school football High School Football 100 national rankings New Jersey high school football playoffs St. Joseph Regional High School St. Peter's Prep

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher November 17, 2018

St. Joseph Regional will get a shot at redemption against Bergen Catholic when the two meet for the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 state championship in two weeks. Saturday, SJR, ranked No. 32 in the High School Football America 100 national rankings, beat No. 36 St. Peter’s Prep 24-14 in the state semifinals.

The Green Knights will face No. 19 Bergen Catholic. The Crusaders, who are the defending Non-Public Group 4 champs, beat Don Bosco Prep 35-17 on Saturday. The state championship game will be a rematch of the October 6 matchup between the two, which Bergen Catholic won 24-20 in come-from-behind fashion.

Michael Alaimo capped the drive with this QB sneak. Shoe added the XP.
SJR 7, SPP 0 with 4:39 left in Q1 #NJFootball pic.twitter.com/iHo3Esgxxb
— Pat Lanni (@PatLanniHS) November 17, 2018

On 4th and inches, Audric Estime went untouched up the gut for a TD. XP good.
SJR 14, SPP 7 with 11:07 left in Q2
Watch live on @njdotcom: https://t.co/iLhqdesCeH #NJfootball pic.twitter.com/Ifgib8XP4o
— Pat Lanni (@PatLanniHS) November 17, 2018

Another TD run by Audric Estime on a 4th and 1. This time from six yards out. Big points off turnover.
SJR 21, SPP 7 with 5:24 left in Q2#njfootball pic.twitter.com/eSQmZsbstV
— Pat Lanni (@PatLanniHS) November 17, 2018

St. Peter’s Prep finishes 7-4 with two losses against St. Joe’s. SPP is the only team to beat Bergen Catholic this year.

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