The Hawks Get Revenge And Take Down The Hot Eagles, 2-0

By: Jason Stellakis

St. John’s Prep goes down to Xaverian, 2-0, ending their winning streak at 9.


Like many recent matchups for the Prep, this was another highly anticipated matchup because it was against their Catholic Conference rivals, Xaverian, who came into this game seeking revenge. They had only one loss on the season, which came against the Prep, 5-2. However, the score is very misleading, as it was a close game up until the 3rd period. 

In terms of this game, it was a really close affair throughout the night. After the first period, it was still 0-0. Xaverian had outshot the Prep only 2 more times, but the headline of that period was the aggressiveness of Xaverian, even getting into the penalty box for unnecessary roughness. The 2nd period resulted in goals from Hawk’s Braden O’Hara and then Jack Silva just a little bit later. However, the Prep still looked like the better offensive team, outshooting Xaverian again. The Prep had some good shots, but goalie Brendan Flanagan had a great night in the crease for the Hawks. However, there were moments in that second period where the offense missed some superb chances. For example, they had a 5 on 3 that lasted around 45 seconds in which they failed to score, which is very unlike this team to say the very least. They had 2 more power plays that resulted in no goals. The 3rd period was a frustrating one for the Prep, because they were inches away from getting one in the net multiple times. If you witnessed it, you could tell the Prep had to be frustrated, as none of the shots they made went in. 

Although the Prep came short, I have a lot of thoughts about this. This loss was not a result of an abundance of confidence. This team knows that every game is a challenge and they need to work hard to win. They came into this game knowing that Xaverian was going to seek revenge and come in and play hard (which we definitely saw in the first few minutes of the game). This team fought hard and was resilient all game. By no means do I think the Prep should not be proud of themselves. I fully expect this team to go back out there and prove they can compete with any team in the playoffs. In a way, I feel like this loss is going to be beneficial to this team because they have not experienced a big loss like this all season. Knowing how to rebound from a loss like that in my opinion improves a team since they know what they have to do to be better as a team. As a fan of this team, I am not worried about this team going forward, nor should anyone else feel worried at all. 

The Prep is scheduled to play Malden Catholic at the Essex Sports Center on 1/29/22 at 2:00 (weather permitting).

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