“We’ve been there a few times, but each time we play it feels like we’re playing a better opponent,” Lee said. The Warriors are no stranger to big games - Saturday marks their fifth Super Bowl appearance since 2016 - but they are coming off an emotional 29-28 Thanksgiving loss to rival Franklin and understand the challenge that awaits them at Gillette Stadium. Riding a state-best 28-game win streak that includes a 42-18 victory over King Philip last December at Gillette, Catholic Memorial won’t look to reinvent itself against a King Philip squad that is hungry for revenge. Last Super Bowl appearance: Catholic Memorial - 2021 King Philip - 2021 Seniors on roster: Catholic Memorial - 19 King Philip - 19 The captains: Catholic Memorial - Seniors alternate each game King Philip – TE/DE Nate Kearney (Sr.), WR/CB/K Matt Kelley (Sr.), FB/LB Will Astorino (Sr.) Abbott has 7.5 sacks, and senior Chris Sesay has five. with his brother Aidan, a sophomore who has recorded 37.5 tackles. Defensively, Astorino (43.5 tackles) leads the Warriors’ linebacker corps. He’s thrown seven touchdown passes and just three interceptions. Junior quarterback Tommy McLeish has completed 60 of 117 passes for 764 yards. Fellow seniors Will Astorino (80 carries, 470 yards, 10 TDs) and Rudy Gately (64 carries, 313 yards, 3 TDs) are productive too. For the Warriors, senior Kyle Abbott has rushed for 846 yards and eight touchdowns on 142 carries. Senior quarterback JC Petrongolo (13 touchdown passes) is efficient his favorite target, Jaedn Skeete, a senior wideout and BC commit, has six touchdown receptions and a 44-yard punt return. Backfield mate Carson Harwood is another big-play threat, highlighted by his 140 rushing yards and two-touchdown performance in a 28-17 win over St. A home run threat each time he touches the ball, he rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries in the first quarter of CM’s 41-7 state semifinal victory over Milford. Stat check: Catholic Memorial senior Datrell Jones has rushed for 20 touchdowns, including six in the past three weeks. The heavies up front: Catholic Memorial - Timothy Bruen (6-feet, 6-inches, 290 pounds) King Philip - Chris Sesay (6-foot-6, 260) King Philip - 26.5ĭefense: Catholic Memorial - 11.5 King Philip - 11.2 How to stream: .Ĭoaches: Catholic Memorial - John DiBiaso (40th season, 352-79-1 overall, including 48-4 in five seasons at CM) King Philip - Brian Lee (18th season, 127-28) After Matthew Stafford was intercepted on the next play, the Bengals got McPherson's field goal.D2 SUPER BOWL: CATHOLIC MEMORIAL (11-0) VS. Higgins beat All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey on the first play of the second half - the receiver clearly tugged Ramsey's face mask on the play. Cooper Kupp #10 of the Los Angeles Rams makes a touchdown catch over Eli Apple #20 of the Cincinnati Bengals during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on Februin Inglewood, California. Evan McPherson tied Adam Vinatieri's postseason record with his 14th field goal, a 38-yarder. Tee Higgins' 75-yard score made it 17-13 and was followed one play later by Chidobe Awuzie's pick. The 10 quick points at the outset of the third quarter put Cincinnati ahead for the first time. Led by Aaron Donald and Von Miller, they sacked Joe Burrow a Super Bowl record-tying seven times, shutting down the Cincinnati offense after a 22-second spurt to start the second half gave the Bengals the lead.įittingly, Burrow was under pressure on fourth-and-1 and threw incomplete, setting off a football fiesta this city has not seen since the LA Raiders won the 1983 championship. I am just so grateful."Įven with that brilliant, decisive march to the Lombardi Trophy, it was LA's "fearsome fivesome" that made the difference. "The guys standing here challenged me, they pushed me. "I don't feel deserving of this," Kupp said.
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