Xavier HS of New York City defeated St. Joe's Prep. of Philadelphia Saturday 42-14 in a season warmup game for both.

The game was played midway between the two teams in Cherry Hill, NJ. The match was played in frigid and windy conditions and the wind affected the flow of play. Both teams were inconsistent, but Xavier was able to find some rhythm in the second half to put across 5 tries after half time.

For Xavier, outside center Kevin Strehle scored two tries, while prop Brian Patterson, No. 8 Mike Queijo, fullback Damon Anderson, prop Alex Botwin, and wing Chase Rohal all touched down. The wind didn't help the kicking, however, and they got just the one conversions from Kevin Strehle. 

For St. Joe's this was a good test after three earlier games in which they bat Myers Park (50-24), Hampton Heat (38-5), and Conestoga (35-5).