In the days leading up to Friday night, Marquan Carter believed the opportunity he had been seeking for nearly four years would come his way.

When that moment did arrive for the senior running back, Carter made sure the entire state know what he’s capable of, one physical run at a time.

Tasked with protecting a three-point lead with less than nine minutes left in the fourth quarter, Carter burst out of relative annonymity with could prove to be a season-defining drive.

Over a span of 5:50, Carter rushed for five first downs before cutting through the line for an 11-yard TD run with 2:45 remaining that gave DePaul, No. 5 in the NJ.com Top 20, its signature win, a 31-21 victory over No. 3 St. Peter’s Prep at the Caven Point Athletic Complex in Jersey City.

Carter, who before Friday night

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