St. Paul Wins Rematch with Big Second Half
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Friday, November 14, 2014
Gonzales Cannon Article | St. Paul Cardinal Football
Shiner St. Paul faced off against St. Joseph Eagles of Bryan Friday night in what proved to be an explosive, high-scoring rematch of their earlier meeting, which the Cardinals lost. The Eagles got off to a good start after receiving the opening kick, moving the ball to Shiner's 29. The Cardinal defense came up in a big way by sacking St. Joseph's Luke McClure and forcing him to fumble. They recovered on the 29 and their offense got to work.
Colton Machart tries the left side of the Eagle defense after receiving a pass from Austin Barton.
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The Cardinal offense started slowly, but got some help from a pass interference penalty on the Eagles to keep the drive alive. After a 21-yard run by T.J. Bell got them into the red zone, St. Paul punched it in a few plays later on a 3-yard touchdown run by Bell. They missed the PAT however, leaving the score at 6-0 with 7:14 to play in the first quarter.
This time St. Joseph had more luck with the ball, as they marched down the field quickly. Big plays where the story of this drive: a long run by Hunter Batten got them to the 35 and Reuben Fernandez hauled in a 24 yard pass to score. The Eagles missed their first extra point attempt as well, leaving the score tied 6-6 with 5:55 remaining in the first.
Shiner started their next drive with great field position, the 49, after St. Joseph kicked the ball out of bounds. Things were shaky initially, as the Cardinals had to recover one of their own fumbles, but they found a spark on a long pass to Marco Ynclan. They scored a few plays later on a 1-yard run by Bell. After a good kick, the score was 13-6 with 2:20 left in the first.
Shiner's defense kept momentum in Cardinal favor when Jed Janecek intercepted McClure on the Eagles' next drive and returned the ball to the 13. Bell scored from 11 yards out a few plays later, and after a successful kick Shiner led 20-6 with :10 remaining in the quarter.
St. Joseph responded well on their next possession, driving deep into Shiner territory despite facing a 3rd and 20 early on. They scored on a pass to Michael Krause, and after a good kick the score was set at 20-13 with 7:57 remaining in the second.
The Cardinals didn't do much with the ball and had to punt it away. St. Joseph did just the opposite and strung together a long drive capped with another touchdown catch by Krause, this time from 17 yards out. A successful kick tied the game at 20-20 with 2:19 left in the half.
Not to be outdone, Shiner scored on their next offensive play with a huge 57-yard run by Bell, and the extra point set the score at 27-20 with 1:16 remaining. St. Joseph returned the favor in an impressive showing of the hurry-up. They added a 28-yard touchdown pass to Fernandez just before the half. A good kick tied things at 27-27, and that was the score at the half.
St. Joseph's kicking team got them off to a bad second half start, receiving kick out of bounds and delay of game penalties and giving the Cardinals excellent field position on the 47. Bell added another touchdown to the stat sheet, this time from 38 yards out. The extra point snap was bobbled and the pass attempt intercepted, leaving the score at 33-27 with 10:22 left in the third.
The Eagles' offense came out unshaken and returned the favor with a 53-yard touchdown run by Batten. A successful extra kick gave them the lead, 33-34, with 10:09 left in the quarter. Their specials teams gave Shiner another hand by committing an illegal touching penalty on the ensuing kickoff. The Cardinals got started on the 41, but eventually turned the ball over to the Eagles on a sack and fumble.
St. Joseph moved the ball a bit, but Shiner's defense forced them to punt. A long run by Ryan Geiger set them up on the 11, and Bell punched it in from a yard out a few plays later despite a clipping penalty against the Cardinals. After a pass to Ynclan for two, the score was 41-34 with 6:56 left in the third.
The Eagles offense had a little success on their next possession, but the Cardinal defense held tough and forced them to turn the ball over on downs on the 47. St. Paul's offense was hurt by penalties and faced a third and 22, but that wasn't much of a problem as they scored on a 53-yard touchdown pass to Bell. They missed the extra kick, however, and the score was set at 47-34 with 4:22 remaining in the third.
St. Joseph's offense continued to struggle on their next possession, and after shanking a punt they gave Shiner great field position again, this time on the 41. After Geiger got the ball down to the 11 on a solid run, Bell scored a few plays later on a 4-yard run. The PAT was good, and the score was 54-34 with 2:15 left in the quarter.
After another St. Joseph turnover on downs, St. Paul's offense took over on the 39 as the third quarter came to a close. A long pass to Nathan Pilat set the Cardinals up on the 19, and just when it seemed they would extend the lead, St. Joseph forced and recovered a fumble on the 5. They wasted no time flipping the field, completing a 30-yard pass to Fernandez and then a 55-yard touchdown to Krause. A successful kick brought the score to 54-41 with 8:50 remaining.
St. Paul answered quickly with a 49-yard scored from Bell, and the kick gave them a 61-41 lead with 7:48 left to play. The Eagles responded well on their next drive, and an eventual pass interference penalty by St. Paul got them down to the 30. They could not capitalize, however, and the Cardinal defense forced another turnover on downs on the 20.
Their offense made the most of it, getting down St. Joseph's 24 on a long run by Bell. He scored a few plays later from 6 yards out, and a good kick gave St. Paul a 68-41 lead with 5:10 remaining in the game.
The Cardinal defense made another stop on the next possession when Connor Kresta intercepted McClure and returned the ball all the way to the 30. Bell scored on the next play, but they would miss the PAT and leave the score at 74-41 with 3:07 left to play.
St. Joseph wouldn't lie down, and they marched down the field quickly. They completed a 25-yard pass to Batten, which eventually set up a 10 yard catch and score by Krause. The extra point added would be the last of the game, and as time expired the final score was 74-48.
After the game, Cardinal Coach Jake Wachsmuth credited St. Joseph for their performance, saying, "We played a game like that with them last year. It's very frustrating when you can't get stops. I don't think our game plan was bad, I just think they came and played well and executed on offense." When asked about his team's explosive second half, Wachsmuth said, "We didn't make any changes at the half. We didn't feel like we executed the way we should in the first half, and I'm not real sure we did in the second half, but sometimes you have games like that. When it comes to the playoffs, you just have to survive a game in advance. We're fortunate we get to play another week, and hopefully we can fix some of the things that we didn't do right by then."
St. Paul is set to face the Bay Area Christian Broncos of League City at an as of yet unannounced time and site next week.
EDITOR'S UPDATE:
Shiner St. Paul Cardinals will take on the Bay Area Christian Broncos
of League City on Friday, November 21, 2014 @ 7:00pm in Giddings.
GAME STATISTICS:
statistics source: Victoria Advocate Digital Edition
GAME SUMMARY: Shiner St. Paul 74, Bryan St. Joseph 48 Shiner Comanche Stadium SCORING SUMMARY: 1 2 3 4 -- Final Shiner St. Paul 20 7 27 20 -- 74 Bryan St. Joseph 6 21 7 14 -- 48 SCORING DETAILS: First Quarter SP: TJ Bell 3 run (kick failed), 7:14 BS: Reuben Fernandes 35 pass from Luke McClure (kick failed), 5:52 SP: Bell 1 run (Austin Barton kick), 2:21 SP: Bell 11 run (Barton kick), 0:10 Second Quarter BS: Michael Krause 27 pass from McClure (Seth Castillo kick), 7:57 BS: Krause 17 pass from McClure (Castillo kick), 2:19 SP: Bell 3 run (Barton kick), 1:16 BS: Fernandes 28 pass from McClure (Castillo kick), 0:16 Third Quarter SP: Bell 38 run (kick failed), 10:22 BS: Hunter Batten 53 run (Castillo kick), 10:04 SP: Bell 1 run (Marco Ynclan pass from Barton), 6:56 SP: Bell 57 pass from Barton (kick failed), 4:22 SP: Bell 4 run (Barton kick), 2:15 Fourth Quarter BS: Krause 55 pass from McClure (Castillo kick), 8:50 SP: Bell 51 run (Barton kick), 7:48 SP: Bell 7 run (Barton kick), 5:10 SP: Bell 30 run (kick failed), 3:07 BS: Fernandes 28 pass from McClure (Castillo kick), 1:56 TEAM STATISTICS: Bryan St J Shiner St. Paul First Downs: 17 21 Yards Rushing 18-123 47-517 Yards Passing 408 116 Passes 53-33-6-2 13-4-1-0 Punts: 4.5 30.0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 3-2 Penalties-yards 9-66 11-65 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: Rushing SP: Jed Janecek 3-20, Ryan Geiger 6-91, TJ Bell 33-398, Austin Barton 5-8. Passing SSP: Austin Barton 12-4-116-0. Receiving SSP: Colton Machart 1-15, Marco Ynclan 1-19, Nathan Pilat 1-26, TJ Bell 1-57.
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