A Stellar Eagles Offense and Defense Leads to a 40-6 Victory

 By: Jason Stellakis

The St. John’s Prep Eagles football team defeated the La Salle Rams, 40-6, on Friday, September 30th, 2022. The Eagles advance to 3-1 on the season.


Coming off a week where he Prep scored 38 points against Haverhill, the Prep picked off right where they left off, but against a much tougher opponent. 


The Prep couldn’t have started the game any better. Jesse O’furie started the night with a kick-return for a touchdown. The Prep would fail to convert on the two-point conversion, but nevertheless it was a great momentum boost for the Prep.


After the Eagles defense forced a three-and-out, quarterback Aidan Driscoll found Jesse O’furie for his second touchdown of the night, and made it 12-0 Eagles. 


Another big factor for the Eagles was the fact they added star running back Carson Browne, who missed the first three games with an ankle injury, and offensive lineman Christhian Difo, who also missed the first three games with a foot injury. Browne had one touchdown in his 2022 season debut, and Difo had himself a great night on the offensive line. 


Since putting up a zero against Haverhill a week ago, the Eagles defense has only let up 6 points in their last three games and 23 points in their past three. The defense showed off their strength against a good La Salle offense. This will become a huge factor in the coming weeks when the Prep plays the Catholic Conference. 


The score at halftime was 34-0 in favor of the Prep. The second half included three changes at quarterback and many other substitutions.  


I spoke with Jesse O’furie after the game and asked him about how he would classify this win for his team.


“It’s just one win,” O’furie stated. “Our team works hard at practice and we execute, and that’s what we plan to do every single week.” 


I also spoke with Aidan Driscoll after the game about his performance. 


“A Win’s a win,” Driscoll said. “I think we needed it. It puts us forth going into the league play.” 


I also asked Driscoll about how the team can use this momentum moving forward. “The biggest thing is focusing on ‘there’s no tomorrow,’” Driscoll replied.


The Eagles play Malden Catholic on Friday, October 7th at St. John’s Prep at 6:00 pm.

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