St. Joseph's Prep vs. Lakeland: How to watch, live score updates (9/8/2023)

St. Joseph's Prep (Pennsylvania) has one of the most impressive losses on the young 2023 high school football season — to a team from Florida.

The juggernaut from Philadelphia lost to Florida powerhouse IMG Academy 17-14 in Week 1, and now St. Joseph's Prep travels south to take on another Sunshine State opponent in host Lakeland.

It's the first time in 14 years that Lakeland has played an out-of-state opponent.

St. Joseph's Prep (1-1) enters the game ranked No. 10 in the national SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25, while Lakeland (1-1) is No. 10 in the Florida SBLive/Sports Illustrated Top 25.

You can watch the St. Joseph's Prep vs. Lakeland live stream Friday night on the NFHS Network.

St. Joseph's Prep-Lakeland game preview

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HOW TO WATCH

What: The St. Joseph's Prep Hawks (1-1) face off with the Lakeland Dreadnaughts (1-1)

When: 4 p.m. PT, 7 p.m. ET on Friday, September 8

Where: Bryant Stadium | Lakeland, Florida

How to watch live stream online: You can watch this game live on the NFHS Network

Live score updates: Follow the game on SBLive Sports for live score updates

St. Joseph's Prep (Pennsylvania)

Cincinnati commit Samaj Jones is the St. Joseph’s Prep starting quarterback, but he's rumored to be out for this game. If he can't play, that deals a blow to the Hawks’ offensive attack despite their talented offensive line and skill players.

The Hawks' defense features several future Power Five college football players. Players to watch in the front seven for are linebackers Nick McGlynn, Anthony Sacca and defensive linemen Maxwell Roy and Alexander Haskell.

Lakeland (Florida)

The Lakeland secondary is loaded with Power Five talent post-Cormani McClain, boasting standout players such as Brayshon Williams, Carlos Mitchell and Jameson Young.

And Palmetto transfer Zander Smith has been super efficient at quarterback, completing 32-of-37 passes for 422 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions.

(Feature photo by Matt Christopher)

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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive | @sblivesports