After using a balanced offense and a stifling defense to go undefeated in the regular season, top-seeded Don Bosco Prep, No. 1 in the NJ.com Top 20, employed a familar script in its playoff opener as it cruised to a 42-7 victory over eigth-seeded Seton Hall Prep in the first round of the NJSIAA/Xfinity Non-Public A tournament at Granatell Stadium in Ramsey.

Six different of Ironmen scored a touchdown in the win. Don Bosco Prep (10-0) took the lead on just the game’s second play from scrimmage when Zakai Murphy took a jet sweep to the left, then cut right for a 76-yard touchdown.

Don Bosco Prep added to its lead when, on the first play of the second quarter, quarterback Carson Schoen faked a pitch right before rolling out left for an 8-yard TD run. Three minutes later, Colin Brennan made

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