Mount Carmel (IL) rallies to Defeat Saint Joseph Regional (NJ) in Top National High School Football Matchup

The Mount Carmel Caravan (IL) (1-1) defeated the Saint Joseph Regional Green Knights (NJ) (0-1) 48-44 on Friday at Barda-Dowling Stadium. The Caravan overcame a 30-point deficit in the second quarter and took the lead late in the fourth quarter.

Mount Carmel quarterback Brady Cloherty threw seven touchdown passes against the Green Knights. He connected with senior wide receiver Quentin Burrell (Michigan) on 4th-and-8 for a 35-yard touchdown pass to take the lead. Burrell had three touchdown receptions in the game.

The Caravan's defense made the play to seal the win. Junior defensive back Joseph Tracey tipped the pass into the air and caught the ball as it almost hit the turf.

Saint Joseph Regional was without head coach Augie Hoffmann, who is suspended to start the season for violating school policy related to offseason training.

Top Recruits To Watch

Saint Joseph Regional

(#17) Tahj Gray, Jr., LB — 4* with offers from Penn State, Notre Dame and Ohio State.
(#44) Chaz Gray, Sr., DE — 3* committed to Washington
(#31) Cam Aime, Sr., DE — 3* committed to Pitt
(#8) Jonathan Galette, Sr., S — 3* committed to Penn State
(#4) David Forster, Sr., WR — 3* with offers from Penn State, Rutgers and Illinois.

Mt. Carmel

(#4) Quentin Burrell, Sr., WR — 4* committed to Michigan
(#2) Tavares Harrington, Sr., S — 4* committed to Michigan
(#32) Roman Igwebuike, Sr., LB — 4* committed to Notre Dame
(#79) Caleb Tucker, Jr., DL — 4* with offers from Ohio State, Notre Dame and Purdue
(#3) Marshaun Thornton, Jr., WR — 4* with offers from Illinois, Michigan and Notre Dame
(#88) Darin Graham, Sr., DE — 3* committed to Wisconsin
(#72) Chase Clark, Sr., OL — 3* committed to Purdue

Mount Carmel (IL) rallies to Defeat Saint Joseph Regional (NJ) in Top National High School Football Matchup: Live Score Recap

FINAL: Mount Carmel 48, Saint Joseph Regional 44

FOURTH QUARTER UPDATES

INTERCEPTION BY MOUNT CARMEL! Junior defensive back Joseph Tracey tipped the pass into the air and caught the ball as it almost hit the turf. Mount Carmel will run out the clock now.

Mt. Carmel punts, so Saint Joseph Regionl has the ball at the 13-yard line with 1:12 remaining and no timeouts

St. Joseph could not convert on fourth down. Knowlden was open in the middle of the field, but the pass was overthrown. Mt. Carmel will try to run out the clock — 1:56

TOUCHDOWN MT. CARMEL! On 4th-and-8, Cloherty connects with Burrell for a 35-yard touchdown pass down the sideline. The Caravan have the lead for the first time in the game — Mt. Carmel 48, Saint Joseph 44 — 5:03

Saint Joseph had to punt on its drive, and Mt. Carmel is driving into Saint Joseph territory — 6:46

TOUCHDOWN MT. CARMEL! The Caravan get a 34-yard touchdown reception from tight end Ty Kennedy. That's six touchdown passes from quarterback Brady Cloherty. Mt Carmel does not convert the 2-point attempt — St. Joseph Regional 44, Mt. Carmel 41 — 10:29

End of Third Quarter: Saint Joseph Regional 44, Mount Carmel 35

THIRD QUARTER UPDATES

TOUCHDOWN ST. JOSEPH! Wilson Jr. runs for a 3-yard touchdown to extend the Green Knights' lead — St. Joseph 44, Mt. Carmel 35 — 3:27

TOUCHDOWN MT. CARMEL! The Caravan finish a long drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass on a slant to Burrell, his second of the night — Saint Joseph 37, Mt. Carmel 35 — 5:49

TOUCHDOWN SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL! Knowlden catches a 33-yard touchdown pass. He was wide open running down the middle of the field — Saint Joseph 37, Mt. Carmel 28 — 9:41

St. Joseph Regional receives the second-half kickoff.

HALFTIME: Saint Joseph Regional 30, Mount Carmel 28

Saint Joseph Regional led 30-0 early in the second quarter, but Mount Carmel rallied for four consecutive touchdowns.

SECOND QUARTER UPDATES

TOUCHDOWN MT. CARMEL! Thornton catches his second touchdown of the and the fourth consecutive touchdown for the Caravan, this one for two yards — St. Joseph 30, Mount Carmel 28 — 0:17

St. Joseph went for it on 4th-and-short, and Tavares Harrington made the tackle in the backfield. Now Mt. Carmel has the ball on the Green Knights' 29-yard line — 2:10

TOUCHDOWN MT CARMEL! Duran Sims makes a great catch in the back of the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown — St. Joseph 30, Mt. Carmel 21 — 3:19

Saint Joseph was going for it on 4th-and-short, but the Green Wave were called for a false start, so the punted, but during the punt, the snap went over the head of the punter, and Mt. Carmel has the ball on the 12-yard line.

TOUCHDOWN MT. CARMEL! Senior wide receiver Quentin Burrell makes a 1-handed catch in the corner of the end zone — St. Joseph 30, Mt. Carmel 14 — 5:37

Mt. Carmel blocks a St. Joseph Regional punt, and the Caravan will start a drive at the Green Wave's 25-yard line — 6:56

TOUCHDOWN MT CARMEL! After a fake punt to keep the drive alive, junior wide receiver Marshaun Thornton catches a touchdown pass over his shoulder in traffic — St. Joseph 30, Mt. Carmel 7 — 10:13

TOUCHDOWN ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL! Knowlden returns the kickoff after the safety for a 76-yard touchdown — St. Joseph 30, Mt. Carmel 0 — 11:46

End of First Quarter: Saint Joseph Regional 23, Mount Carmel 0

FIRST QUARTER UPDATES

SAFETY FOR ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL! On the final play of the quarter, Mt. Carmel sophomore quarterback Thomas Elliott dropped a snap, ran backwards and was tackled in his own end zone — St. Joseph 23, Mt. Carmel 0

St. Joseph will punt for the first time tonight. Mt. Carmel will get the ball at its own 8-yard line — 0:38

INTERCEPTION BY SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL! Sophomore linebacker Jonah Parker intercepted the Mt. Carmel quarterback after he tried to throw across the field. The Green Wave have the ball at the Mt. Carmel 31-yard line — 2:00

TOUCHDOWN ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL! The Mt. Carmel punter dropped a snap in the end zone, and the Green Wave recovered. Senior Nasir Snead jumped on the ball — St. Joseph 21, Mt. Carmel 0 — 2:41

TOUCHDOWN ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL! Running back Andrew Wilson ran through the middle of the offensive line for a 52-yard touchdown — St. Joseph 14, Mt. Carmel 0 — 3:45

Mt. Carmel can't muster a drive, and the Caravan punt again. St. Joseph Regional will start its second drive in its own territory.

TOUCHDOWN ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL! The Green wave score on a 27-yard trick-play touchdown pass to Stalin Knowlden. The Green Wave quarterback pitched the ball to freshman receiver Will Mitchell on a sweep, who then threw to a wide open Knowlden — St. Joseph Region 7, Mt.Carmel 0 — 7:23

St. Joseph Regional stuffs Mt. Carmel on a quarterback run on fourth down. The Green Knights get the ball at the Mt. Carmel 41-yard line.

Mt. Carmel receives the opening kickoff, and the game is underway.

Live updates will be here when the game begins.

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