The Nazareth Academy football team needed a win to give them a chance at a spot in the playoffs, and that’s just what they did Friday night when they beat the Marian Catholic Spartans 35-21. This win left the Roadrunners with a 5-4 record for the season.

The Spartans scored the first touchdown of the night and on their kickoff received a penalty that pushed them 5 yards back. Nazareth senior, Josh Moore, returned the kickoff to score for the Roadrunners. Senior, Matt Ramsey, kicked the extra point in his first game back after an ACL injury. The Spartans came back to score another touchdown, leading the first quarter 7-14.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Roadrunner quarterback, junior Jake Bartels with 60 passing yards in the game so far, threw a pass to Senior, Carl Jackson, for another Nazareth Touchdown. With a few minutes left in the second quarter, Bartels threw the ball into the end zone to Josh Moore to lead halftime 21-14.

A few minutes into the third quarter Bartels handed the ball off to senior Aeneas White for another Roadrunner touchdown. The third quarter ended with Nazareth leading 28-14.

In the fourth quarter Bartels faked the ball to White and picked the ball to Josh Moore who ran in for another touchdown. Spartans then ran the ball down to the end zone for a touchdown. Bartels threw a total of 125 yards while Josh Moore led with 3 touchdowns. The last game of the regular season ended in a win for the Roadrunners 35-21.