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Football: Don Bosco Prep vs. Bergen Catholic, September 26, 2025

Don Bosco Prep linebacker Jack Hinspeter knew that to beat Bergen Catholic it not only had to outplay the state’s top-ranked team, it also had to be the more physical team.

With a 14-9 victory on Friday night, the Ironmen ended Bergen Catholic’s 28-game winning streak against New Jersey competition by playing a gritty, hard-nosed style of football that has become synonymous with the Crusaders’ run to four consecutive No. 1 finishes in the NJ.com Top 20.

“We know they’re the tougher team and all of their coaches, their players, they all believed they were the tougher team coming into this game,” Hinspeter said. “(Tonight) we really showed who was the tougher team coming out of this victory.”

“We knew whoeve

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