Grove City Christian Eagles fly over Fisher Catholic, 35-14


* Using the rosters from Hudl*

After hitting Sheetz, where I used my Sheetz card to get two hot dogs for fifty cents, I headed over to Lancaster High School to watch Fisher Catholic battle Grove City Christian.

Ethan O'Rielley tackled Caleb Johnson for a short loss as the Fisher Catholic defense looked good early in this one. The Eagles got a nice run from Giovanni Cotton, who went 23 yards. Cotton dominated this game as time went on. The Eagles' drive ended when Johnson threw an interception to Anderson Crook with 9:27 left in the quarter.

The Irish ran the ball five straight times on the ensuing drive; then, on play number six, James Wilkinson heaved a nice pass to Blake Wohrer, resulting in a 61-yard touchdown. After Gordon Crabtree nailed the P.A.T., the score was 7-0 with 6:05 left on the clock.

Facing a third-and-twelve with 1:44 left, Cotton used his 5-9, 225-pound frame to bust through the heart of the Irish defense for a 40-yard touchdown. Haydn Slomovitz tied the game at seven with his P.A.T.

On the ensuing kickoff, the ball bounced off an Irish player, and Dylan Garmen dove on it to put the Eagles' offense right back on the field with 1:41 left.

Cotton ran twice for a total of 23 yards; on the second run, he went 10 yards for another Eagles touchdown, making this a 14-7 game. The drive went for 35 yards on seven plays.

The Irish converted a fourth-and-two when Ethan O'Rielley eked out a gain of five with 6:53 left in the half. A 25-yard run by Damian Neal gave the Irish a first-and-goal at the one. From there, Nick Harris used all of his 300 pounds to plow into the end zone to lock this one up at fourteen. The Irish drive went for 91 yards on 13 plays, leaving just 2:18 left in the half.

A muffed snap by the Irish allowed Evan Foor the opportunity to pounce on the ball and bring the Eagles' offense onto the field. Ke'Andre Davis picked up a chunk of yards to set the Eagles up with a first-and-goal from the 1-yard line. Cotton did the honors, going the yard for the score, making this a 21-14 game with 9:22 left in the third. The drive went for 39 yards on 5 plays.

The Eagles got two more nice runs from Cotton before the quarter ended. He went 25 yards on those carries combined.

Preston Cooper went 3 yards to put the Eagles up 28-14 with 8:14 remaining in the game. The drive went for 48 yards on 7 run plays.

Wilkinson was sacked by Adam Moore for a loss of 10 with 6:59 left. From there, the Irish offense quickly left the field as the Eagles' defense was flying high.

With 4:57 remaining, facing a third-and-nine, Colton Stanley faked everyone out as he went to the wide side of the field, picking up 31 yards to give the Eagles a first-and-ten on the Irish 16-yard line. Cotton capped off his huge, powerful night with a 16-yard touchdown to give us our final score, 35-14.

The Eagles' defense got a pick from Bennett Cook when Wilkinson threw a prayer up that went unanswered.

My Stats
Eagles
61 plays
346 yards
Passing: 6-12, 1 Int

Irish
47 plays
243 yards
Passing: 6-14, 1 TD, 1 Int


 

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