Articles By Jason Stellakis

By: Jason Stellakis LOWELL— After losing to Central Catholic a year ago in the exact same stadium, the St. John’s Prep football team defeated the Central Catholic Raiders, 28-7. The Prep advances to the finals for the first time since 2019.  Earlier this season, Central handed the Prep their first loss of the season, 17-7 at Lawrence Veterans Memorial Stadium. The chip on the Prep’s shoulders proved to be motivation. The energy presented by both sides of the contest was more than present.  The Prep won the toss and elected to defer to the second half. After the Prep defense forced Central to punt, it was showtime for the Prep offense.  One of the more unique things in this game was the fact Prep running back Carson Browne threw for a TD on their first series of the game.  “I knew it was going to work. It was a matter of me getting the ball to Steph,” Browne said regarding his passing TD.  Central would score in the second quarter, tying the game at halftime. It ...

By: Jason Stellakis ANDOVER— That is one way to end an undefeated season. The St. John’s Prep Eagles football team defeated the Andover Golden Warriors, 48-14. The Prep advances to the semifinals for the second year in a row.  The Prep’s offense, led by sophomore quarterback Deacon Robillard, showed no signs of slowing down. After routing Attleboro a week ago, the Prep had great odds despite facing the undefeated Golden Warriors.  “I just had to give the ball to the guys, kinda struggled with it at first, but I found my rhythm,” Robillard stated.  Although it was the passing game that led the Prep to victory last week, the running game stole the spotlight this week. The Prep rushed for 385 yards, by far one of their best games of the season. Cam LaGrassa (129 yards), Carson Browne (102 yards), and Joenel Aguero (115 yards) were the main contributors on offense for the Prep. All these players combined scored four TD’s.  “We ran the ball great, the offensive line was t...

By: Jason Stellakis DANVERS— On a warm night in November, the St. John’s Prep Football team defeated the Attleboro Bombardiers, 46-7. The Prep will move on to the next round of the playoffs and play Andover High School next Friday.  Similar to last week, the Prep’s offense dominated in the first half. Perhaps one of the highlights of the night was star wide receiver Jesse Ofurie’s 65 yard TD from quarterback Deacon Robillard.  Robillard, making only his third start of the season, threw for 3 TD in the first half alone. Touchdowns in the first half alone were scored by Jesse Ofurie (2), Cam LaGrassa (1), Steph Patrick (1), Carson Browne (1), Jack Fillion (1), and Santiago Quiceno (1). The Prep led Attleboro at the half, 46-0.  On the other side of the ball, saying the Prep’s defense was spectacular would be an understatement. The Prep did not allow a single first down from the Attleboro offense.  One of the biggest stories coming into the game was the return of defens...