FOXBOROUGH — It was one half too late for the St. John’s Prep football team.

The Eagles outscored Xaverian 28-14 in the second half of Saturday’s MIAA Division I Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium, but couldn’t climb out of a three-score hole they dug themselves.

In the end, No. 1 St. John’s Prep saw its season end with a 41-35 loss to No. 3 Xaverian — the second title-game defeat at the hands of the Hawks in three years.

Despite trailing 27-7 at halftime, the Eagles had a look late in the fourth quarter on Saturday night. Riding a wave of momentum, and the play of sophomore quarterback Chris Vargas (10-for-25, 217 yards, 3 TDs), Prep trailed just 41-35 and had Xaverian facing a fourth-and-2 with just over two minutes remaining. A stop would put the Eagles near midfield with a chance to w

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