By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) escaped with a 28-20 win over visitor Paramus Catholic (Paramus, N.J.) on Friday night on ESPN 2.
The home team improved to 7-0 on the season. However, the Paladins dropped to 3-4 overall, including 2-2 on the road.

Academy’s quarterback Shea Patterson hit Drake Davis for an 87-yard touchdown pass. Tony Jones Jr. also scored on a 59-yard run for a touchdown as well in the second half for the Ascenders.
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Paladins back Alijah Jackson scored on a six-yard touchdown late. However, in the team’s final two series with six minutes remaining, quarterback Allan Walters was sacked by Joshua Kaindoh to stop each drive.
The home team had a 14-13 at halftime after a Jones Jr. (Notre Dame commit) scored.
Patterson was intercepted late in the first quarter by Jackson. In the following play, Thomas gave the Paladins a 13-7 lead with a 21-yard run.
IMG Academy jumped out to an early lead as Chauncey Gardner hit Emmanuel Greene for a 41-yard touchdown on a halfback option pass for the early 6-0 lead. The point-after was converted by Ricky Aguayo.
Paramus Catholic scored on the next drive, as Ahmad Thomas scored on a 4th-and-1 from the one-yard line. However, a bad snap on the extra-point gave the home team a 7-6 early lead.
This was the Ascenders second win against a North Jersey team this season. One month ago, the Ascenders defeated the Bergen Catholic Crusaders (Oradell, New Jersey) 59-47.
The Ascenders snapped the Paladins two-game win streak.
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IMG Academy has two regular season games left. They face the Eastern Christian Academy Honey Badgers (Maryland) next on October 30th. They close out their season with a game against the Triple-A Academy Stallions from Dallas, Texas.
Following this game, Paramus Catholic plays DePaul Catholic Spartans (Wayne, NJ) in their next game. They close out their regular season against St. Joseph Regional High School (Montvale, NJ) on November 7th.
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