Football: Prep hopes history repeats itself against Everett

Two years ago on a Monday night, St. John’s Prep traveled to Everett Memorial Stadium as a decided underdog against top-ranked (at the time) Everett.By the time the night was over, the Eagles had upset the Crimson Tide, 20-7, to end Everett’s 28-game win streak and a stretch of 62 regular season games without a loss.On Saturday (2), the Eagles will look for history to repeat itself against the No. 3 ranked Crimson Tide.St. John’s comes in on a roll, sporting a 2-0 record after wins over Peabody and Central Catholic. The Eagles needed a fourth quarter comeback against the Raiders to get the win, as quarterback Tommy Gaudet continued to mature as a starter, rushing for two touchdowns and the winning 2-point conversion late.The Eagle defense also has been outstanding, shutting out Peabody and then holding Central’s star, Trae Musamarra, to just 57 yards on the day last week. This week, however, St. John’s will face its biggest test as it begins the iron portion of its schedule.Everett comes in at 1-0 after a 42-23 win over Leominster and possesses a boatload of talented players at the skill spots.Junior Jonathan DiBiaso, son of veteran head coach John DiBiaso, is in his third year as the Crimson Tide’s starting quarterback. Everett struggled a year ago in its switch from the Wing-T to the spread offense, going 8-3 but still reaching the Division 1 Super Bowl.Nonetheless, the Crimson Tide still is one of the top teams in the state for a reason. DiBiaso has a pair of talented running backs in Vondell Langston and Manny Asprilla while senior wideout Matt Costello is always dangerous in the passing game.North Reading at St. Mary’sAt Manning Field (7), the 2-0 Spartans will look for a third win in a row in a non-league match with the Hornets out of the Cape Ann League/Small.St. Mary’s was nearly unstoppable on offense in a 48-28 win over Pope John last time out, rushing for 404 yards as a team. Todd Collier, Nick Day and Ryan Barrows all rushed for over 100 yards and accounted for five touchdowns.North Reading comes in at 0-2 after losses to Ipswich and Newburyport.Tech at MinutemanAt Lexington (1:30), the Tigers made new coach James Runner’s debut a good one last week in a 27-0 blanking of Marian. Tech held the Mustangs to 87 total yards while Kennedy Gomes threw for two scores and ran for a third.Richie Warren added a 69-yard punt return for Tech, who will face a Mustang team that is 1-1 after a win over Matignon last week.Austin Prep at SaugusAt Stackpole Field (11), the Sachems (1-1) hung tough with Salem for three quarters last week, trailing 28-13 before the Witches blew things open in the final period.Quarterback Dave Witham had a stellar game for Saugus in the loss, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns as the Sachems racked up 312 yards of offense against a stout Salem defense.Austin, the reigning CCL Large champ, comes in at 1-1 after besting East Boston in its opener and dropping a 20-14 game with Wilmington last week.Salem at WilliamsAt Braintree (1), the Witches (2-0) hit the road for a nonleague matchup on the back of two straight wins against NEC South teams. In their 48-20 win over Saugus, quarterback Brad Skeffington did it all, accounting for five touchdowns and nearly 400 yards of total offense.