Vargas (4 TDs), Selvais help unbeaten Eagles carve up Central Catholic | Sports

DANVERS — This, folks, is why Chris Vargas is the nation’s No. 2 ranked quarterback in the Class of 2028, and why his classmate, Riley Selvais, is ranked the top wide receiver prospect in New England among all 10th graders.

Playing arguably the best games of their young St. John’s Prep football careers, the two sophomores sparkled as the Eagles came up with their cleats pushed fully down on the gas pedal from the first play on and rolled Central Catholic, 47-21, on a warm evening at Glatz Field.

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