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Vol. 57 Issue 2 Saint Joseph Regional High School, Montvale, NJ Wednesday, October 9, 2019

The GuardianMass of the Holy Spirit Opens New School Year

ASPA 1st-Place High School Newspaper 2016, 2017, 2018

On Tuesday, September 24, the entire SJR community gathered together to celebrate the Mass of the Holy Spirit and bless the start of a new school year. During the mass, six members of the senior class were installed as Eucharistic Ministers and the officers of the Student Council were formally acknowledged in their roles.Former SJR chaplain (1993-1997), Father John Gor-don, who is currently the Coordinator of the Office of Evangelization for the Newark Archdiocese, came back to celebrate Mass and to ask for the Holy Spirit’s blessing upon the school’s newest student leaders and Eucharistic Ministers.

Seniors Ryan Collins, Dominic Delponte, Brayden Kel-ly, Ralph Ignacio, Sebastian McChesney and Alejandro Zayas, and were confirmed before the entire student body in the role of Eucharistic Minister.

Of his new responsibility, Ryan Collins said that “faith is important to me. When I heard about the opportu-nity to become a Eucharistic Minister at SJR, I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of.”

After Communion, the Executive officers of the Stu-dent Council, President Ralph Ignacio, Vice-President Troy Santise, Secretary Peter Altenbach and Treasurer Rocco Ambrogio were formally installed in their offic-es, as were the class officers of the sophomore, junior, and senior classes.

Student council representatives were elected in the spring to lead the school, and are entrusted to be a bridge between the students and the administration, representing the student body as a whole.

Mr. Joseph LoGiudice, who co-moderates student government with Mr. Kintish, told the student body, “The Student Council exists to give a forum to the student body. In these officers, you have a voice and

an advocate for yourself and your peers. My hope for the new school year is to improve and expand on what we did last year.”

School President Ralph Ignacio said, “I ran for office because it was a great way to immerse myself into the school community. I hope that this year, with the help of the administration, we will build an even stronger school community and develop the qualities of the ‘Vir Fidelis’ in our underclassmen. I plan on giving this year’s student body a school year to remember and to enjoy every moment I and my fellow seniors have until graduation.”

Theology Department Chairman, and Director of the Eucharistic Minister program, Mr. Joel Peters summa-rized the importance of celebrating this mass at the start of the school year by saying, “We must ask for the Holy Spirit’s blessings upon all of our school’s activities so that we can achieve our best, do what is pleasing to God, and always be mindful of the fact that we are in the process of forming the Faithful Man.”

Ross Foothorap, Ralph Ignacio, Ayaz Khilji, Tyler Petrie and Dean Tobin all contributed to this article.

Father John Gordon bestows a blessing on the newly elected student council officers.

Photo by Aaron Holmes-Walker ‘21

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Opinion

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Ukraine Scandal Threatening Both Parties

Editors-in-Chief: Chris Flug, Ryan Collins, Gavin Hughes, Sebastian McChesneyManaging Editor: Quinn Burns, Aidan Woods Editorial Page Editor: Gavin HughesEntertainment Editor: Quinn BurnsPhotography Editors: Matthew WebbStaff Writers: Carlos Buelvas, Ryan Collins, Jake Epstein, Sebastian McChesney, Dean Tobin, Aidan Woods, Ashton Samson, Ryan Sodora, Gavin HughesJournalism Class: Sebastian Escobar, Mark Pavic, Sean Raleigh, John Santino, Ross Foothorap, Ralph Ignacio, Ayaz Khilji, Tyler PeitreModerator: Mr. FitzSimons, Mr. Barry Donnelly

The Guardian Staff

By Gavin Hughes ’20With November 2020 almost a year away, both parties are working hard to either continue Trump’s presidency or end it. Democratic leaders like Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer have proposed impeachment proceedings against President Trump. The basis for this action is a phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in which Mr. Trump asked Zelensky to “look into” presidential candidate Joe Biden’s involvement in his son’s business deals in Ukraine. Hunter Biden may have caused his dad some trouble, despite what the media says. While this looks bad for President Trump, it could adversely affect Biden’s presi-dential hopes as well.

The former vice president’s son had worked for Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings, and knew the company faced scrutiny. Nonetheless, in 2016, he had the Ukrainian prosecutor who oversaw that investigation fired. In 2013 while serving under President Obama, Biden took Hunter on a government plane to China, where Hunter met with business associates, a moment that even a former senior Obama White House aide admitted in a July New Yorker profile “invited questions about whether [Hunter] ‘was leveraging access.’ ”

Trump’s reason for calling Ukrainian President Zelensky was to verify that these meetings and attempts to cover them up were accurate. He doesn’t deserve to be impeached for simply asking about scandals that could possibly affect his 2020 Presidential re-election bid.

Biden and his son’s actions were definitely suspicious and

could turn voters away from him despite mainstream media cover ups. In an ef-fort to end Trump’s presidency, however, the Democrats might have also ended Joe Biden’s chances of facing off against Trump next November. The Democrats want to take as many votes away from Trump as possible, but maybe the re-leased phone call was deliberate. Maybe the media and the DNC also want to hurt Biden’s chances at winning his par-ty’s nomination. The Democratic Party’s future depends on this 2020 race, and maybe Biden isn’t in that future.

Joe Biden’s problem is that this Ukraine phone call cuts to the heart of his candi-dacy. Mr. Biden has repeated argued that he is the one candidate who can beat the incumbent President. But he has now become someone who cannot prosecute

the issue Democrats are most focused on as impeachment proceeding loom. How could Mr. Biden deflect the issue of the Ukraine on a debate stage, knowing Mr. Trump would take that subject and pound away? Biden has shown signs of slowing down and at age the age of 76, he may not be able to keep up in a debate. Every Democratic voter who is passionate about victory in 2020 is already rethinking the Biden candidacy.

His leftist antagonists are taking care not to pile on publicly, but with Elizabeth Warren on the rise, more debates com-ing, and reporters eager for Ukraine stories, Mr. Biden will be fielding a lot more questions about his family’s dealings and a lot more arguments that he is a fatally flawed candi-date. A week that started with the Democrats pushing to impeach Mr. Trump, could instead come to be known as the week that ended Mr. Biden’s run.

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OpinionSJR Lunch Services in Question

By Quinn Burns ‘21With school in full swing, the decision to purchase lunch or bring your own is front and center for many students. Recently, a group of students concerned about the quality of food served in the cafeteria took matters into their own hands and elected to boycott the purchase in school option and bring their lunch or order in.

On September twenty-third, a quiet protest ensued and those concerned about the offerings in the cafeteria by the service provider, Maschio’s, opted out of purchas-ing lunch that day. “It was a good time to make our feelings known at the beginning of the year so a cor-rection can be made,” said Ralph Ignacio They made their point, causing the administration to take notice.

Mr. Bruno sent an email out to parents describing the “peaceful protest”, and supporting the student’s need to make their views known in a “healthy way.” Conse-quently, Mr. Bruno asked the Student Council, under the direction of Mr. LoGiudice, to conduct a survey of the students, teachers and staff to discern if there is a problem, and what to do if one indeed exists. He wrote “[t]his is a good first step to address an issue if it indeed does exist in the school.”

The electronic sur-vey was sent out on September 25th. It included questions about variety, portion size, taste, value and nutritional value. The tool asked for a rating on each question from 1- very satisfied to 5- very dissatisfied with 3 being neutral on the subject. See the sidebar for the survey instru-ment. Participation included students from all grades, and faculty members. There were

329 responses from about 540 possible people. About 60% of the potential population responded to the survey. Almost 39% of those surveyed buy lunch every day, with another 25% buying 2-3 times a week.

Responses for portion size and cost came in neutral most often. But as to taste, healthiness, variety and overall experience with the program, the responses trended toward dissatisfied and very dissatisfied. For the final question about preferences, better nutritional choices seemed to take precedence, with new healthier options or same food made healthier leading in the responses. The free responses to this question is being tabulated.

All of the actual responses are being analyzed thor-oughly so that a plan of action can be made. It seems clear that more healthy choices are on the table. “The results will be analyzed and reported to the adminis-tration,” remarked Mr. LoGiudice.

According to Mr. Bruno, “the goal this year will be to work with our current food service provider to ensure that they are meeting the needs of our students.”

This image shows the results of one question of the survey, which asked students what change they would like made to the current food services. While most of the multiple choice responses focused on healthier food options, majority of students

entered free responses, some of which asked for a change in the food provider.


FeatureThe Guardian Sits Down With Mrs. Moore

What is your educational background? I have a B.S in Business Administration and a minor in economics from Oklahoma State University. I have an M.A. in Student Personnel Services with a focus on rehabilitation counseling from a Southern Methodist University. What is your professional background and work experi-ence? I was a Teacher and Senior Class Advisor and a part of the Bryan Adams High School Business Department in Dallas, Texas. I then taught at Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, NJ. I was a member of their business de-partment and taught Accounting, Economics, Marketing, Sports & Entertainment Marketing. I was an Academic Team Advisor and head of a Marketing Team and a Quiz Bowl Team. I was an Advisor at Ridgewood High School and helped at the School Store. I was a Coordinator of a Work/Study Program. At Ridgewood I was also a Guid-ance Counselor and was the Lead Counselor for Senior class. What do you think is your biggest asset as a guidance counselor? Definitely the years in the classroom as I am able to see things through the perspec-tive of both the students and the teachers. Also my years of college counseling, and going through the college search and application process with my own son. What do you enjoy most about being a guidance counselor? Working with the students . . . definitely working with the students. I love watching the academic, social, and personal growth from freshman through senior year. Traveling the high school journey is a fascinating experience, unique to each student. What are you looking forward to as the school year begins?

I am excited for new beginnings, the opportunities I will have, and the new challenges I will face. What has your experience of St. Joe’s been like so far? St. Joe’s is an amazing place and I am so thankful to be a part of the school. Everyone has been so welcoming - the students have been so respectful and accepting – and I love starting my day with the pledge and a prayer. What hobbies and activities do you enjoy outside of school? I am an animal lover so anything I can do to help an-imals is first on my agenda. Any pets I have, I have rescued. I had a Therapy Dog who logged over 1500 visits with me to rehabilitation facilities. I am also an advanced open water scuba diver. My son is a Master and Rescue scuba diver – so I feel completely safe 90+ feet under with him around. I love the outdoors and I am gradually getting back into playing golf. What are some of your favorites......favorite subject in school? Favorite sports teams? Favorite place to vaca-tion? Favorite food? My Favorite subject in school was English. My favorite sports teams are the Yankees, the NY Rangers, and the NY Giants. My favorite place to vacation is in Cape Cod. I love anything with chocolate.

By Barry Donnelly ‘71

Mrs. Laura Moore at her desk in the newly renovated guidance office. Photo by Mr. Donnelly


FeatureSJR Beefsteak a Resounding Success

On September 21, Saint Joseph Regional held its inaugural Beefsteak Dinner with the goal of raising funds for all of the school’s athletic and arts programs. The event exceeded all expectations, selling out all 400 tickets and raising more than $60,000 to benefit SJR’s extra-curricular programs.

“The primary goal of the evening was to hold a community event to help support the athletic and theatre programs,” according to Mrs. Melissa Ursich, SJR’s Advancement and Special Events Coordinator. “In that regard, the evening was a great success.”

“We’ve really been trying to drive home the concept of community as the basis for this event,” said Advancement Director Mr. Scott Donnelly ‘02. “This was an opportu-nity for all of the school’s parents to gather at an exciting, low-key evening with other people they might not get to see every often. You see your classmates every day, but often parents only get to see the other parents from their son’s teams or clubs.”

Initial planning for the event began in the spring, but basi-cally “it all came together in the past three months,” report-ed Mr. Donnelly.

Mrs. Jennifer Errity, a freshman parent, and two alumni moms, Mrs. Lesley Dinallo and Mrs. Sheri Saccolitti, served as committee chairs. All three had worked on SJR’s pre-vious Casino Night fundraisers in the past, but this year’s event was intended to provide something for everyone and generate greater com-munity participation and support. Athletic Director Damion Logan ‘96 and Wrestling Coach Tom Farinaro were able to secure several event sponsors. All together, “more than $20,000 of the proceeds came in the form of sponsorships from a variety of sources,” Mr. Donnelly said.

In the end, more than thirty volun-teers - parents, alumni and faculty - worked hard throughout the sum-mer, and then especially during the first three weeks of school, to pull all facets of the evening together. The 400 parents and alums in attendance checked out 200 tricky tray baskets, bid on silent and live auctions, en-

joyed a wine pull and handbag wheel, and generally soaked in the palpable Green Knight spirit in the gym. A final 50/50 raffle brought in nearly $2500.

Senior Frankie Guanci volunteered his DJ services for the evening. ESPN radio broadcaster and long-time supporter of high school sports, Mike Quick, served as the emcee.

“The prizes were nice, but the best part of the evening was the chance to meet parents from our SJR sports teams, as well as the parents of girls from other high schools who participate in the chorus, band and shows,” said Mrs. Jamie Burns.

“From my perspective, it was an amazing night of fellow-ship,” said President Kevin McNulty ‘78. “The atmosphere was exciting, and people were enthusiastic about coming together and supporting the mission of the entire school community. It was a great opportunity to celebrate all that is best about St. Joe’s.”

Given the success of SJR’s first-ever community beefsteak, it’s not surprising that everyone is already looking forward to next year. “Each of our different programs did their share, and it all added up to an incredible evening. It was great to feel the energy in the gym, with so many people having a great time, seeing old friends and making new ones. We’re obviously looking forward to replicating the event next year, and providing an opportunity for all our families to come together once again and celebrate our SJR community,” said Mr. Donnelly.

Carlos Buelvas, Quinn Burns, Sebastian Escobar, Sean Raleigh and John Santino all contributed to the writing

of this article.

The SJR Beefsteak soldout at 400 tickets, and raised more than $60,000.Photo by Mr. Donnelly


Mass of the Holy Spirit

Counter-clockwise from top right (All pictures L-R);

Thomas Snyder ‘23 singing lead with the SJRChorus backing him up;

Father John Gordon declaring the responsibilities of being an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion;

Father Gordon prays during the Consecration;

Newly appointed Eucharistic Minister Ryan Collins ‘20 distributes the Eucharist;

President McNulty ‘78 speaking on the importance of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

All photos courtesy by Aaron Holmes-Walker ‘22.


Inaugural SJR Beefsteak

Clockwise from top left (All pictures L-R);

Mr. Stoto, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Bruno, and Mr. McNulty enjoying the festivities and food at the first ever

SJR Beefsteak;

SJR Moms pose for the camera on the green carpet;

Over 100 prizes, ranging from kitchen appliances to hockey tickets were donated for the night

of celebration and fun;

A proud SJR mom wins one of the evening’s baskets.

All photos courtesy of Scott Donnelly. ‘02


Feature

By Barry Donnelly ‘71

Alumni Profile: John McEntee ‘04

(This is the first in an occasional series of profiles highlighting our Green Knights alumni.)

John McEntee is a graduate of the University of Florida, and is currently an emergency room nurse at Lancaster Gen-eral Hospital in Pennsylvania. However, McEntee is one of a long list of SJR grads who has devoted a considerable amount of his time and talents to the Marist Brothers Cen-ter in Esopus, even as an alumnus.

John’s first experience at Esopus was as a kitchen volunteer in the summer of his freshman year; he served as summer camp volunteer following his sophomore and junior years.

“I had never worked in a kitchen before, but I wanted to give it a try,” he said. “When I first arrived on the property, I remember one camper, Sean, came up and gave me a big hug and a high five. That moment has stuck in my head all these years because he didn’t know anything about me, but accepted me with open arms. That sort of thing was a theme throughout the week. I didn’t get to spend as much time as I would have liked with the campers since I was in the kitchen, but I experienced the full ‘feeling’ of camp that week. I realized how special the place is, which is why I have made an effort to go back as much as possible.”

That commitment brought John back to Esopus during his high school years, and occasionally during his college years, working on underclass retreats and serving as a counselor at the Young Adult Camp in 2006.

“At college, I worked for the athletic association and took classes during the summer,” McEntee said, “so I didn’t have much time off.”

However, McEntee’s most rewarding experience came about, somewhat unexpectedly, during the 2008-2009 school year, when he volunteered at Esopus for any entire year.

“I had expected to start a Doctor of Physical Therapy pro-gram in the fall of 2008, but despite working as a PT clinic aide for almost three years, I was waitlisted at the program I had hoped to be a part of. I was really questioning what I was going to do with my life when Brother John Dunning called to tell me about a volunteer program where people would live on the property for a year and assist with re-treats and ministry activities, and also help out with some basic maintenance duties. I didn’t even ask for some time to think about it. I felt at that moment that God was trying to give me a sign, and lead me in the direction that would show me what I needed to see.”

During that year, McEntee did a lot of “odd jobs” around the property, but also traveled to Mt. Saint Michael Acade-my to lead their freshman retreat, and assisted on a number of retreats held at Esopus, including several Encounter Weekends.

“I learned a lot about myself and how God is present in my life during that time” he said. “I also figured out what I wanted to do, career-wise, since I obtained my Emergency Medical Technician certification during that year, solidify-ing my desire to work in emergency medicine, and leading me to nursing school.”

The past two summers, McEntee has volunteered to serve as the nurse for the Sacred Heart Camp in early August. The experiences have simply reinforced his belief in the impor-tance of the ministries that take place at Esopus.

“Overall, the ministries at Esopus have shown me what it’s like when people live a life following the example of Jesus in the way they treat others. Everyone that comes to Esopus is treated like part of the family, and is shown respect, kind-ness and love. I try to share a little piece of Esopus with ev-eryone I meet, especially those I care for on a daily basis in the ER. Esopus enabled me to understand what a gift it is to care for someone in need. I continue to volunteer there to show my thanks for everything my experience has meant in my life, but also to ensure that the spirit of Esopus can live on and that a new generation of volunteers, campers and retreat participants get to experience Esopus as a special place in the hope that it will impact their lives as positively as it has my own.”


SJR Service Projects

Clockwise from top let(All pictures L-R);

Mr. Messina’s PB&J Day produced more than 200 sandwiches for St. Joseph Social Service in Elizabeth;

Danny Rappa ‘22, Alex Balcioglu and Matt DeCarlo make sandwiches for the event;

Student volunteers assisting Mrs. Jennings with Action Against Hunger food collection;

Davian Rodriguez ‘22 and Dean Petrie ‘22 enjoying a nice game of bingo with seniors at Sunrise Living.

Photos courtesy of Scott Donnelly.


Sports

By Aidan Woods ‘22

Saint Joe’s Soccer Looking to Regroup

After coming off of a tough four-game losing streak Saint Joe’s was looking to regroup and win their next game at Indian Hills. They knew that it would be a big confidence boost to win especially since a young team was going to be down some key players (and some of those on the field were toughing out the injuries and played anyway).

Unfortunately, the Green Knights were unable to pull off a victory and lost 3-1, despite an absolutely banging goal from Gavin Hughes ‘20.

Coach Vlahinich ‘07 admitted that he is disappointed with the losses, of course, but said he wants what’s best for the development of the team long-term and that is “personal development along with chemistry. If these two things improve, the team’s play will substantially improve and they will begin to win games at a more consistent rate.”

Saint Joes’ next game was at home against Paramus Catholic, against whom they had started the season.The team knew that this was a very winnable game

and they wanted to replicate their opening day performance when they came away with a 4-0 victory. However, the Green Knights were unable to repeat themselves and lost a demoralizing game by a score of 2-1. Paramus Catho-lic opened the scoring to put themselves up 1-0, but Brian Brennan ‘21 scored soon after to tie the game at 1-1. Paramus Catholic scored their second goal in the second half, and it turned out to be the game winner.

Next up for the Green Knights was the Paramus Spartans. The team really wanted to win this game after six straight losses,

just to gain a little bit of their confidence back. They needed to stay laser focused but again fell short, dropping a 4-2 decision with goals coming from Brian Brennan and Nikiel Daniel ‘22.

The Green Knights followed up with a home game against Northern Valley Demarest, and this time, things went their way. The team was locked in from the start, and they came away with a 1-0 victory on the strength of a goal by Gavin Hughes. The shutout was a confidence boost, and it game served to remind every-one that you only need one goal to win, if the defense is strong.

The victory left the Green Knights with a record of 3-7 on the season and put the team in a good state of mind for its next showdown against Bergen County Techni-cal.

Unfortunately, Bergen Tech quickly took the momen-tum away from Joe’s and came away with a 4-1 victory. The loan SJR goal came off the foot of Brian Brennan, who has continued his consistent scoring, and is the team’s leading goal scorer this season.

Brian Brennan ‘21 chasing down the ball in the game against Northern Valley Demarest.


Sports

By Ryan Collins ‘20

SJR Cross Country Gives Back

The St.Joseph Regional Cross Country team decide to run a charity 5k race last weekend during their long break between meets. The team hasn’t had a meet in al-most a month. They wanted to get used to racing again while giving back to the community. They have done similar races for the past two years; the Skylar Rain Run in 2017 and the Rally for Recovery Run in 2018. This year the team participated in the Never End the Fight Run Walk in Wyckoff on Saturday. This benefits peo-ple struggling with mental health problems and drug addiction.

“I’m glad I got to get some practice in for a good cause,” said Shane Brennan ‘22. “I wanted to get back in the groove. Without racing for a month you need to get out there and find races. It just so happens that this great opportunity opened up for the team.”

Before the race the team talked with fellow runners and listened to the race director speak about mental health.

“It was nice to have the speech before the run,” said Andrew Nemkov ‘21, “He wanted us all to remember the purpose for this run. It was in all our minds as we raced.”

The Green Knights performed extremely well in the race. Ryan Collins ‘20 ran a time of 19:08 and won his age group. Shane Brennan ‘22 and Andrew Nemkov ‘21 finished with times of 20:41 and 20:49 respectively. Brennan ‘22 finished 2nd in his age group and Nemkov ‘21 finished in 3rd. Parents also got involved as Artem Nemkov father of Andrew and Nick Nemkov ‘21 ran the race and so did Erika Brennan mother of Shane Brennan ‘22. It was truly a good day and the team was happy to participate in such a great event.

Members of the SJR Cross Country team shown at the medal ceremony for the charity run.Photo Courtesy of Ryan Collins ‘20


SportsClass of ‘69 Honored, Green Knights

Win on Homecoming WeekendBy Jake Persaud ‘23The Green Knights took the field on October 5th during Homecoming weekend to face the Paramus Catholic Pala-dins at Robert J. Dinallo Stadium and Coach Tony Karchich Field. St. Joe’s scored three touchdowns and came away with a 21-14 win, their fourth victory of the season. The team recorded two hundred forty-four rushing yards and one hundred twenty-eight receiving yards. Quarterback Michael Alaimo ‘20 threw for one hundred twenty-eight yards and one touchdown. Andre Epps ‘20 ran for one hundred ten rushing yards and Te’Rai Powell ‘20 ran for another eighty-five yards on the ground. SJR remains the eleventh best team in the nation and the best in the state.

Before the game the Saint Joe’s Fiftieth Anniversary Class of 1969 was honored by fans with ‘69 team co-captain John Bykowsky doing the coin toss. Two dozen of his classmates joined him on the field, and several hundred additional alumni from all graduating years were on hand for Home-coming, which included sandwiches and drinks for all graduates, and some inflatable games for the children in attendance.

Paramus Catholic received the ball on the opening kickoff, but turned it over on downs and SJR took over. The scoring began when Michael Alaimo rushed into the end zone for a touchdown and Mark Pavic ‘20 kicked the ball for the extra point, which gave SJR a 7-0 lead. The Green Knights didn’t score again in the second quarter but Paramus Catholic’s Dorian Nowell passed the ball for a one yard touchdown to tie the game. The score was tied at seven at halftime. The Green Knights received the ball to start the second half. Most of the third quarter resulted in each team turning over the ball on downs, until, with three min-utes to go, Michael Alaimo passed the ball to running back and strong safety Te’Rai Powell for a twenty-one yard touchdown run, which put SJR ahead 14-7.

Two minutes later, Alaimo tossed a fifteen yard pass to tight end Brayden Kelly for another touchdown and a 21-7 lead to end the third quarter. The Green Knights wouldn’t score again, but the Paladins made things interesting when Quarterback Dorian Nowell ran for a four yard TD, closing the gap to 21-14 Green Knights. However, the SJR defense held strong the rest of the way, and the game ended eight minutes later, with St. Joe’s

getting the win.

Coach Augie Hoffman ‘99 gave The Guardian his thoughts on the win saying, “I’m happy we won, but I thought we could’ve done better. I thought we were sloppy. The first drive was exactly what we wanted it to be, but for us to have a big time game next week, we have to clean up our act.” Asked if they could have put more points on the board, Hoffmann said, “We knew the first drive would take up some time so that’s what we want to do to establish that run game, which I think we did. However, we missed a couple shots to the end zone, which we can’t do next week, but coming out with a win in the league is important so we’re happy about it.” Asked if the coaching staff would try some new things next week, Hoffmann said, “We have to tackle better next week, we can’t allow long drives like that. We can’t hurt ourselves like this.”

Defensive end Jimmy Mullen ’23 also commented on the game saying, “We came out a little sloppy in the first half, but we didn’t play like we should. We weren’t as intense as we should have been. In the second half we picked up a little but we have to play a lot better for next week if we want to beat Bergen.” Asked if he expected anything to be different next week, “I would expect us to come out a lot better at the start. We need to have a good week of practice this week and then go out and do our thing.”

The SJR Green Knights are set to face the Bergen Catholic Crusaders on Saturday, October 12 at Bergen Catholic at 1:00 PM. This is the first matchup between these two rivals since the Green Knights beat the Crusaders 13-0 at Met Life Stadium to capture the 2018 Group 4 Non Public State title.

Photo by Karyn Ochiuzzo

Brayden Kelly ‘20 celebrating a touchdown with Najih Rahman ‘23.

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