MARSHFIELD — St. John’s Prep title protection started with a victory.
Cam LaGrassa rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns as St. John’s Prep overcame a livid second-half comeback from host Marshfield and opened the 2023 season with a 41-20 win on Friday evening.
Eagles junior quarterback Deacon Robillard threw for 2 touchdowns.
“We’re young in some spots and (Marshfield) is a really good team but we were able to regather the rope once they made a run,” stated St. John’s Prep coach Brian St. Pierre. “Our running backs ran hard and the offensive line stepped up.”
St. John’s Prep held a 28-0 lead on the break however Marshfield got here storming again within the third quarter. Reid Bergamesca hauled in a 34-yard landing reception from Tor Maas on the Rams first drive of the half. After a Prep three and out, Davin True obtained to the surface on a handoff and took off for a 48-yard landing run to trim the deficit to 28-13.
Moments later, Jake Ekstrom got here by means of with a vital defensive play, batting up a display screen cross and corralling it for an interception earlier than True rushed dwelling from six yards out to make it a one possession recreation.
St. John’s Prep, nonetheless, answered. A seven-play drive culminated in a 37-yard landing reception from tight finish Mason McSweeney. After a Rams turnover on downs, LaGrassa and fellow again Dylan Aliberti mixed for eight rushes that went for 55 yards and resulted in LaGrassa’s third rating of the evening to place the sport on ice.
“Marshfield is very well coached and does their system very well,” St. Pierre stated. “Our experienced guys settled us down.”
The Eagles struck on their first drive of the sport, marching 90 yards capped off by a 38-yard landing run by Aliberti to go in entrance 7-0. St. John’s dominated the second quarter outscoring the Rams 21-0 with two scores by LaGrassa and one other by Gael Garcia to take a 28-0 lead into the locker room.
Marshfield entered St. John’s Prep territory on its first 4 drives of the sport however didn’t have something to indicate for it on the scoreboard.
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