DANVERS — The first week of the high school football season is always unforgettable.

Thanks to a heroic performance from Jordan Toribio, St. John’s Prep kicked things off with a truly great win. The junior running back finished with 24 carries for 185 yards and a pair of touchdowns, clinching things with a game-winning two-point rush as St. John’s Prep completed a miraculous rally to stun Springfield Central, 36-35.

“This (game) is definitely top-five,” Toribio said. “It was a great feeling, coming out here. Everybody doubted us. Social media-wise, everybody was hating. We came out here, got the ‘W’, sealed the game.”

The anticipated bout was a barn-burner from the get-go, as the Golden Eagles made a statement on their opening drive. Facing a fourth-down sequence, freshman quarterback J

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