Springfield Central’s streak of three straight Massachusetts high school football state championship is over. Friday night, at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, the Golden Eagles, ranked No. 248 in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, lost to St. John’s Prep 13-0.
SJP’s defense was spectacular, shutting-out Central, which entered the game averaging 51.9 points per game.
Congratulations to St. John’s Prep…2022 MIAA Division 1 Football Champs! pic.twitter.com/4DhPWIquju
— MIAA (@MIAA033) December 3, 2022
Division 1 Super Bowl
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
St. John’s Prep (11-2) 0 7 6 0 13
Springfield Central (10-2) 0 0 0 0 0
Scoring summary
SJP-Jonel Aguero 10 pass from Aidan Driscoll (Jackson Selby kick)
SJP-Carson Browne 2 run (kick failed)
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: St. John’s Prep — Carson Browne 38-131, Cam LaGrassa 8-20, Carl Michael Monks 1-(-3), Driscoll 1-(-3); Springfield Central — Will Watson 10-51, Tiriq Thomas 11-38, Con Patrick 6-29.
PASSING: St. John’s Prep — Deacon Robillard 2-6-24-0-0, Aidan Driscoll 5-7-41-1-1, Monks 2-4-9 Springfield Central — Watson 6-19-49-0-0.
RECEIVING: St. John’s Prep — Jesse Ofurie 3-36, Joenel Aguero 3-30, Stephon Patrick 2-6, Jack Fillion 1-2; Springfield Central — Aidan Pena 1-14, Luis Hernandez 1-11, Dwayne Early 1-11, Jaykelis Algarin 1-8, Kevin Jackson 1-4, Thomas 1-1.
