FINAL: Jireh Edwards' two INTs help No. 4 St. Frances Academy (MD) survive Jett Harrison, St. Joseph's Prep (PA)

Alabama commit's two first-half picks in Philly set up TDs as No. 4 Panthers escape Hawks by a score

Five-star DB Jireh Edwards, an Alabama commit, had two interceptions in the first half to set up eventual St. Frances Academy touchdowns, as the Panthers escaped with a win over St. Joseph's Prep Friday in Philadelphia. / Jireh Edwards

No. 4 St. Frances Academy (1-1) travels to St. Joseph’s Prep (0-2) tonight in a nationally watched matchup kicking off at 7 p.m. ET at Penn University in Philadelphia.

St. Frances opened its season with a 42-13 win over Florida power Chaminade-Madonna before dropping a 21-14 battle at St. John Bosco in California. Prep is still chasing its first win after close losses to American Heritage (31-28) and DeMatha (45-17).

The Panthers bring one of the country’s deepest rosters, headlined by Maryland commit Zion Elee, Edge, sr. and Alabama commit Jireh Edwards, S, sr. Prep counters with sophomore wideout Jett Harrison, WR, soph., one of the nation’s top-ranked players in his class, and Penn State commit Alex Haskell, DL, sr. on the defensive front.

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Star Players to Watch

St. Frances Academy Panthers (1-1)

Zion Elee, Edge, sr. – Five-star recruit; Maryland commit

Jireh Edwards, S, sr. – Five-star recruit; Alabama commit

Raylaun Henry, CB, jr. – Four-star recruit; No. 10 CB by Rivals

DQ Forkpa, LB, sr. – Four-star recruit; No. 14 LB nationally by Rivals

Hakim Satterwhite, CB, sr. – Three-star recruit; Maryland commit

Damon Hall, TE, sr. – Three-star recruit; Maryland commit

Jermaine Smith, Edge, jr. – Four-star recruit; No. 10 LB by Rivals

Maurice Medley, LB, sr. – Three-star recruit; Syracuse commit

Edward Baker, IOL, sr. – Three-star recruit; Tennessee commit

Coen Logan, WR, sr. – Three-star recruit; Temple commit

Khamari Bing, S, sr. – Three-star recruit; Maryland commit

Sa’Nir Brooks, RB, jr. – Four-star recruit; No. 27 RB by Rivals

Wayne Henry, S, sr. – Three-star recruit; Auburn commit

John Watkins, OT, sr. – Three-star recruit; Temple commit

Samir Edwards, WR, soph. – No. 32 WR by Rivals

Alexander Taylor, Edge, jr. – Three-star recruit; No. 42 edge by Rivals

Destin Mitchell, TE, sr. – Three-star recruit; No. 94 TE by Rivals

Jayden Travers, DL, jr. – Three-star recruit; No. 48 DL by Rivals

Jae’Oyn Williams, RB, sr. – Three-star recruit; Virginia Tech No. 112 RB by Rivals

Brandon Wills-Dickson, LB, soph. – Three-star recruit; No. 17 LB by Rivals

James Branch, WR, jr. – Three-star recruit; No. 67 WR by Rivals

Maddox Fackel, Edge, jr. – Three-star recruit; No. 50 edge by Rivals

Jamie White, S, jr. – Three-star recruit; No. 79 safety by Rivals

St. Joseph’s Prep Hawks (0-2)

Jett Harrison, WR, soph. – Four-star recruit; No. 6 overall sophomore by Rivals – No. 2 WR

Alex Haskell, DL, sr. – Three-star recruit; Penn State commit

Brandon Lockley, LB, jr. – Four-star recruit; No. 22 by Rivals

Simaj Hill, CB, sr. – Three-star recruit; West Virginia commit

Charlie Foulke, QB, jr. – Three-star recruit; No. 35 QB by Rivals

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Live Updates

	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Final
St. Frances Academy	7	14	13	0	34
St. Joseph's Prep	7	7	6	6	26

Pregame

St. Joseph's Prep will receive the opening kickoff.

First Quarter

The Hawks began the first drive of the game at their own 20.

PUNT! A bad snap over the punter's head resulted in a 6-yard punt for the Hawks. St. Frances Academy began its first possession at the Hawks 43 with 10:23 left in the first quarter.

The Panthers keep getting the ball inside the redzone, but penalties keep pushing them back. They've had three holding calls on their first drive.

TOUCHDOWN! On an RPO, St. Frances Academy quarterback Jae'Oyn Williams pulled the ball back and threw a quick swing pass to the left side and Jesse Legree raced untouched for 30 yards with 5:33 left in the first quarter. The Panthers lead 7-0.

TOUCHDOWN! St. Joseph's Prep wide receiver Jett Harrison grabbed a quick slant from Charlie Foulke, broke a pair of tackles and raced 76 yards for a touchdown. It was a two-play drive that took 50 seconds off the clock to tie the game 7-7 with 4:41 left in the first quarter.

PUNT! The Panthers went three and out and punted it back to the Hawks' 42 with 2:38 left in the first quarter.

INTERCEPTION! One play after being flagged for interference, five-star safety Jireh Edwards picked off Foulke at the St. Frances Academy 36 with 1:08 left in the first quarter.

The first quarter ended with St. Frances Academy driving at the Hawks 20.

End 1: St. Joseph's Prep 7, St. Frances Academy 7

Second Quarter

TOUCHDOWN! Brandon Wills-Dickson, a three-star linebacker, took a handoff and scored on a 2-yard run to cap a 7-play, 76-yard drive. The PAT was blocked. St. Frances Academy leads St. Joseph's Prep 13-7 with 10:23 left in the first half.

INTERCEPTION! It's that man again. Jireh Edwards got his second interception in as many drives. He picked this one off at the St. Joseph's 36 and returned it to the 30. A penalty for excessive celebration moved it back to the 45 of the Hawks with 8:20 left in the first half.

St. Frances is nearing double-figure penalties already after another holding call with 5:42 left in the half moved them back to the 45.

TOUCHDOWN! Williams threw his second touchdown pass, this one to Samir Edwards from 4-yards out. A penalty on the PAT led to the Panthers going for two, and Williams ran it in to extend St. Frances Academy's lead to 21-7 with 2:56 left in the first half.

PUNT! St. Joseph's Prep went three and out and punted it back to the Panthers, who returned it to the Hawks 45 with 1:59 to go in the half.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! St. Frances Academy went for it on fourth down and came up a yard shy. St. Joseph's Prep took over at its own 36 with 1:10 left in the half.

More St. Frances penalties allowed St. Joseph's to keep moving the ball and preserving the clock. The Hawks have it at the Panthers' 19 off a screen pass with 35 seconds left in the half and two timeouts.

TOUCHDOWN! Charlie Foulke made a fantastic play, scrambling around in the pocket before rolling left and finding sophomore Jett Harrison, son of Colts legend Marvin Harrison, wide open in the back of the end zone for a touchdown with 14 seconds left. St. Joseph's trimmed the deficit to 21-14 just before the half. What a play by Foulke.

HALFTIME: St. Frances Academy 21, St. Joseph's Prep 14

Third Quarter

St. Frances Academy received the second half kick and began possession on its own 20.

PUNT! St. Frances couldn't get anything going on its drive and St. Joseph's took over near midfield.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! St. Joseph's went for it on fourth down with a yard to go and ran ISO right into the teeth of St. Frances' Division I-bound defensive line. It didn't work. The Panthers took over at their own 41 with 9:23 left.

TOUCHDOWN! St. Frances answered the TOD quick, as Williams dumped off a short pass to senior tight end Damon Hall, a Maryland commit, who went 50 yards for the score. The PAT was blocked for the second time tonight by the Hawks. St. Frances leads 27-14 with 8:35 left in the third.

INTERCEPTION! St. Frances got its third interception of the game as four-star junior DB Raylaun Henry picked off a pass at his own 43 and returned it to the 45 with 7:08 left in the third.

PUNT! Special teams and penalties have been an issue for St. Frances all game. The Panthers just got off a 14-yard punt to the Hawks 36 with 6:13 left in the third.

PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWN! The Panthers defense didn't allow a single yard on the Hawks drive and Jesse Legree made them pay for punting it to him. He fielded the ball at his own 20 and raced 80 yards untouched up the middle. It's Legree's second TD of the game. St. Frances booted the PAT with 3:28 left and St. Frances extended its advantage to 34-14.

St. Joseph's couldn't convert its play on fourth down, but another penalty on St. Frances gave the Hawks a new set of downs at the Panthers 11 with 28 seconds left in the third.

TOUCHDOWN! For the third time in the game, Jett Harrison caught a TD pass from Foulke - this time from 11 yards - to trim St. Joseph's deficit to 34-20 with 21 seconds left in the third. The PAT failed.

END 3: St. Frances Academy 34, St. Joseph's Prep 20

Fourth Quarter

Sophomore quarterback Carter Dailey took over at quarterback for Williams and St. Frances to start the fourth quarter.

PUNT! The Hawks defense forced its third three and out and got the ball back at the 50 with 11:44 left in the game.

TOUCHDOWN! On fourth down and long, Jett Harrison made an amazing play, Mossing two defenders and racing 47 yards for his fourth TD from Foulke. Amazing catch. The PAT was blocked. St. Francis clings to a 34-26 lead with 8:49 left.

KEY PLAY! St. Frances nearly gifted the ball back to the Hawks on a fumble, but they came away with the ball in the pile. That would have been a huge turnover.

KEY PLAYS! On third-and-27 from inside their own 10, St. Francis threw a long, incomplete pass. St. Joseph's was flagged for pass interference on the play, moving the ball up 15 yards and setting up third-and-12. Williams ran a keeper and got 13 yards to escape the jam. That appeared to take some of the momentum out of the Hawks.

PUNT! The Hawks defense held St. Frances at its own 28 and forced a punt. St. Joseph's took over at its own 33 with 4:33 left.

BIG PLAY! Jett Harrison is absolutely putting St. Joseph's on his back. He made a highlight-reel one-handed catch at midfield on third down to move the sticks. He got popped on the play and held on. Another amazing catch - reminiscent of his pops.

St. Joseph's called timeout on fourth down with 14 yards to go with 1:44 left at their own 46.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Foulke, as would be expected, went for Harrison on fourth down, but the ball was broken up shy of the sticks and St. Frances took over at the Hawks 46 with 1:40 left.

BIG PLAY! On second down, Jaylen Burke ran for 11 yards to convert a first down for St. Frances. St. Joseph's burned its final timeouts, but the Panthers should be able to kneel with with 1:14 left to end the game.

Final: St. Frances Academy 34, St. Joseph's Prep 26

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