Bergen Catholic vs. St. Joseph: Live score, updates from NJ high school football showdown

The New Jersey high school football game of the year has arrived

Are you ready for some Sunday high school football?

Bergen Catholic, currently ranked No. 18 in the country in the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25, is hoping to take a big leap up the national rankings.

With several teams ahead of them losing - including top-ranked Mater Dei (California) - the Crusaders have a chance to show they're top-10 material with a win over New Jersey rival St. Joseph Regional on Sunday. 

The Bergen Catholic-St. Joseph Regional game is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. ET in Oradell, N.J. Stay with SBLive for live updates and highlights throughout the game.

FOURTH QUARTER UPDATES

Bergen Catholic 28, St. Joseph 23, Final: The Crusaders' defense makes a stand and forces a turnover on downs with 13 seconds to go to ice the game. 

Bergen Catholic 28, St. Joseph 23, 1:42 left in game: Backed up at their own one-yard line the Crusaders elect to take a safety instead of risk a punt. Quarterback Quincy Porter ran to the back of the end zone and killed as much time as he could before stepping out of bounds and taking the safety. SJR will get the ball back with a chance to win the game.

INTERCEPTION BC! The Bergen Catholic defense responds with an interception by sophomore Jordan Thomas at their own one-yard line with 2:09 left in the game. BC still leads 28-21 and will now try to run out the clock.

FUMBLE! Bergen Catholic fumbles at midfield and SJR recovers with 3:14 left in the game.

Bergen Catholic 28, St. Joseph 21, 4:45 left in game: Yasin Willis scores his third touchdown of the game on a six-yard run to get SJR back within a TD. 

Bergen Catholic 28, St. Joseph 14, 6:38 left in game: BC comes right back and scores on a TD run by 4-star running back and Rutgers commit Kaj Sanders to extend their lead.

Bergen Catholic 21, St. Joseph 14, 11:19 left in game: Yasin Willis scores his second touchdown of the game on a one-yard run to get SJR back in the game.

THIRD QUARTER UPDATES

Bergen Catholic 21, St. Joseph 7, end of 3rd quarter: St. Joseph is trying to get back in the game and will have the ball at the Bergen Catholic 21-yard line to start the fourth quarter.

Bergen Catholic 21, St. Joseph 7, 5:06 left in 3rd quarter: The No. 18 team in the country is starting to pull away. After forcing a punt, Dominic Campanile connected with Anthony Perrotti on a 49-yard touchdown pass to extend Bergen Catholic's lead.

Bergen Catholic 14, St. Joseph 7, 7:24 left in 3rd quarter: Class of 2025 3-star athlete Naiim Parrish catches an 11-yard touchdown pass to give Bergen Catholic its first lead of the game. BC's drive was extended by a roughing the punter penalty on St. Joseph.

Bergen Catholic has the ball to start the second half.

SECOND QUARTER UPDATES

Halftime: St. Joseph 7, Bergen Catholic 7

St. Joseph 7, Bergen Catholic 7, 2:05 left in 2nd quarter: Dante Kain scores on a 2-yard TD run to put Bergen on the board and tie the game.

St. Joseph 7, Bergen Catholic 0, 11:16 left in 2nd quarter: Yasin Willis scores on a 2-yard touchdown run to give St. Joseph the first points of the game.

FIRST QUARTER UPDATES

Bergen Catholic 0, St. Joseph 0, end of 1st quarter: The opening 12 minutes were a defensive battle.

PREGAME UPDATES

This is a battle for national and statewide bragging rights. Both teams are 5-1 and both could make big leaps up the rankings with a victory. Is Bergen Catholic ready?