Aidan Driscoll Leads the Eagles to Victory

Aidan Driscoll Leads the Eagles to Victory

By: Jason Stellakis



The St. John’s Prep Eagles football team dominates the Marshfield Rams, 49-14, on opening night.


This game was highly anticipated since the thriller that happened at Marshfield a year ago. Although it was neck-and-neck last year, the Eagles were definitely the more dominant team this year. 


The Rams scored on their first drive of the game and converted a two-point-conversion. They showed that they were aggressive by going for it on fourth-down. The first few minutes of the game had momentum going towards Marshfield.


But that did not stop the Eagles offense, scoring 42 unanswered points. Perhaps the biggest story of the game was junior Aidan Driscoll, who put up video game numbers. He went 12-19 on passing attempts, threw for 238 yards, and had 5 touchdowns. 


“A lot of things to take away,” Driscoll stated after the game. “A lot of things to build on. But it was a great game, I love my guys.”


Another big aspect that came into play was the St. John’s Prep student section, formally known as The Nest. I asked Driscoll about his first experience playing in front of The Nest.


“Having that many supporters that you see in the hallway everyday, seeing all of them out there supporting you is just something else.”


The other thing that Eagles fans had their eyes on was the return of Joenel Aguero. He had a great day on defense and had 4 receptions on offense, 44 yards, and 2 touchdowns. His teammate, Jesse OFurie had 2 touchdowns on 5 receptions and 117 yards. Stephon Patrick had himself a long touchdown as well.


“Being around the guys again, being around coach Saint, it just feels amazing,” Aguero said after the game.


A big part of this game is keeping the momentum going for the games to come. Aguero addressed his thoughts after the game.


“We got a lot of clean up to do,” Aguero stated. “It wasn’t a perfect game, but we look to keep the momentum for Central next week.”


The Eagles will play Central Catholic Next Friday, September 16th at Lawrence’s Veterans Memorial Stadium at 7:00 PM.

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