It was a toe-to-toe matchup between two of the most physical teams in the High School Football America 100 in New Jersey and when the dust cleared, No. 8 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) walked away with a 28-0 road shutout of No. 4 St. Joseph Regional (3-1) from Montvale, New Jersey.
SFA led 7-0 at the break with St. Joe’s missing a couple of field goal opportunities. The Panthers then scores 21 points in the third quarter to win their fifth game in six tries. SFA’s only loss was on the road against No. 1 Mater Dei in California.
TOUCHDOWN, St. Frances
— JJ Conrad (@JJ_Conrad) September 28, 2019
Michigan commit Blake Corum 4-yard TD run with 9:35 left Q3. St. Frances takes 14-0 on St. Joseph. pic.twitter.com/YHcUO1dQYj
TOUCHDOWN, St. Frances
— JJ Conrad (@JJ_Conrad) September 28, 2019
QB John Griffith keeps it for this 4-yard TD run with 5:33 left Q3. 14 points in last 4:02 of game time as SFA takes 21-0 lead on St. Joseph. pic.twitter.com/Ho7DAkHct6
TOUCHDOWN, St. Frances
— JJ Conrad (@JJ_Conrad) September 28, 2019
Lamar Patterson 12-yard TD run. That’s a 21-point third quarter for SFA as they take a 28-0 lead on St. Joseph. pic.twitter.com/HWiIYcWeBE
According to Pat Lanni of NJ.com, it was the first time that the Green Knights have been shutout since 2011.
The last time SJR got shut out? 2011 by Don Bosco Prep, NJ's last team to finish No. 1 in the country. Nobody from NJ will come close to sniffing that this year. https://t.co/tdxyuYVfww #NJFootball
— Pat Lanni (@PatLanniHS) September 28, 2019
Next up for the defending New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 champs will be Paramus Catholic next Saturday.
