DANVERS ? St. John’s Prep’s victory over visiting Central Catholic on Saturday was like making a cross-country trek in a 20-year-old minivan: It wasn’t always pretty, but it got the job done.The Eagles jumped out to an early lead and survived a fierce comeback attempt by the Raiders to remain unbeaten with a 28-16 victory Saturday at Cronin Memorial Stadium. The victory lifts St. John’s to 3-0.Although the Eagles’ record remains perfect, their execution in the game was anything but. St. John’s fumbled the ball away on three possessions, with two of those turnovers coming inside the Raiders’ 5-yard line.””It happens,” Prep coach Jim O’Leary said of the turnovers. “That stuff happens. It wasn’t for a lack of concentration; who knows why it happened?”The Eagles’ two red-zone fumbles allowed Central Catholic to stay within striking distance at 21-3 entering the final period. What resulted was a valiant comeback effort that fell just short.After a steady drive to start the quarter that ended in a 1-yard scoring run by Raiders quarterback Shain Jowett, the Eagles took the ensuing kickoff back to their own 14-yard line.On the next play, St. John’s George Sessoms fumbled the handoff, and the Raiders fell on the ball at the Eagle 15.Central Catholic needed only two plays to score, as a 13-yard pass from Jowett to Jimmy Nguyen set up a 2-yard rushing touchdown by Zack Lattrell to bring the Raiders within 21-16.The Eagles looked befuddled on the next possession, drawing a 5-yard penalty to set up a second-and-14. But the Eagles’ Brendon Felder (167 total yards, 3 TDs) continued his already outstanding day with a 34-yard reception from quarterback Greg Donahue to give his team the momentum it needed. Four plays later, Tyler Coppola (65 yards rushing) sealed the victory with a 20-yard rushing touchdown to put St. John’s ahead 28-16.After the game, Central Catholic coach Chuck Adamopoulos said his team’s inability to play a consistently effective game was its downfall.”We played better offensively in the second half, but we didn’t play a great four quarters,” he said. “We’re not going to beat a team like (St. John’s) if we’re not playing a full four quarters.”St. John’s dominated defensively in the first half, allowing only 32 yards of total offense to the Raiders. It was the Prep’s miscues, however, that kept the game within reach.On the Eagles’ first drive, Sessoms fumbled just before the Raiders’ goal line. The ball bounced out the back of the end zone for a touchback, costing the Eagles a shot at a score.Felder got St. John’s on the board on the first play of the second quarter. He took a punt 75 yards for a score and a 7-0 lead.On the ensuing kickoff, though, Central Catholic returned the ball all the way to the Eagles’ 9-yard line. The Eagles were able to clamp down and hold the Raiders to a field goal to keep a 7-3 advantage.St. John’s followed with another scoring drive, capped again by Felder. He hauled in a pass from Donahue over the top of the Raider defense for a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 14-3 halftime edge.Felder got his third score of the game in the third quarter when his 23-yard rush put the Eagles up 21-3.Although his team survived its mistakes, O’Leary acknowledged his team would have to be sharper for Friday’s colossal clash at perennial power Everett, last year’s Division I Super Bowl champ. The Eagles lost to Everett at home last season, 35-7.”We’re (winless) against (Everett),” O’Leary said. “We’d like to not be (winless) anymore after next week.”