OCTOBER 17 – FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ –  BC played the Highlanders of Northern Highlands Regional HS in the Quarterfinal Round of the BCCA Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Ramapo HS.  The Crusaders won 3-1 to advance to the semi-final round of the tournament against twelfth-seeded Northern Valley Demarest to eliminated five-time defending champion Ramapo HS 1-0.
     Kyle Braithwaite's second hat-trick of the season put him atop the county's top-scoring team with 18 goals on the season, tied for second among Big North Conference goal scorers.  As a team, BC averages 4.4 goals per game.     Ryan Cho, Luke Lee and John Semelsberger each assisted on Braithwaite's goals.
NEXT UP:  The Crusaders will take on #12-seed Northern Valley at Demarest HS who defeated 4^th-seeded Ramapo 1-0 in the quarterfinals.  Game time is 5:00 pm on Saturday, October 24 at Waldwick HS.
BOTTOM HALF OF THE BRACKET:  #6-seed Tenafly
ousted #3-seed DBP 1-0 in their quarterfinal game and
#7-seed Ridgewood dismissed #2-seed Ramsey 2-1
to reach the semifinal.

TEAMS	1	2	FINAL
#8 Northern Highlands (8-4-1)	0	1	1
#1 Bergen Catholic (12-0-2)	1	2	3

NOTES

• FAST START:  The Crusaders tied the second-best start in school history (12-0-2) reached in 1989.  The only longer undefeated streak to start the season was in 2009, when BC began with 5 wins, a tie and then 15 consecutive wins to reach 21 games before suffering a loss.
• STREAKERS ON THE LOOSE!
  • 2009 – 21-game undefeated streak to start (20-0-1)
  • 1989 – 14-game undefeated streak to start (12-0-2)
  • 2026 – 14-game undefeated streak to start (12-0-2)
  • 2023 – 13-game undefeated streak to start (11-0-2)
  • 2016 – 11-game winning streak to start the season (11-0)
  • 2019 – 10-game winning streak to start the season (10-0)