The Prep’s Defense Contributes to a Huge Upset Over Andover


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 tremendous, the wide receivers did their thing. It’s all on me to give them the ball,” Robillard said. 


The first drive, the Prep got off to a slow start. After Andover won the toss and elected to defer to the second half, the Prep committed a TOD and gave Andover the ball. But after a Mikey Nabbout interception, Carson Browne put the Prep on the board, and they never looked back.


On the flip side of things, the Prep’s defense continued to be the X-Factor for this team. The starters only gave up just one TD to RB Lincoln Beal. before they were taken out. Especially against an Andover team who averaged around 40 points per game, the Prep defense worked extremely hard. It is not easy to play defense against a talented QB like Scotty Brown. 


Next week, the Prep will play Central Catholic, a rematch of last year's semifinals. The Prep lost to Central, 17-7 in the second week of the season, so the Prep will look to defeat Central for the first time since week two of the 2021 season. 

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