Kase breaks school rushing record in bowl loss to Catholic
The Jays got the ball to start the game and wasted no time in handing the ball off to junior captain and star running back Kase for a seven-yard carry, giving him 2,773 career yards, passing the previous record of 2,769.
"Its definitely a good feeling," Kase said. "It's definitely a testament to the offensive line and the whole team in general. I've been able to stay healthy, and we have a lot of players from my year who have been starting on the offensive line since freshman year. I give a lot of credit to them."
After failing to convert on fourth down, Ricca wasted no time in launching a long pass down the middle, which landed in the hands of Miles Sabrick, who took it into the end zone for a 70-yard score. Hopkins and Catholic would exchange possessions until midway till the second quarter. Catholic, pinned inside their own 20 after a career long 71-yard punt by sophomore Max Islinger, stormed the length of the field to the Jay six yard line. But a strong defensive stand forced the Cardinals to settle for a field goal, bringing the score to 10-0.
Hopkins would not score in the first half, and it was obvious that the offense was affected by the wintry weather. Adjustments were needed to get the offense going, and Margraff turned to his running back.
Weather like that obviously affects the way an offense plays, especially one like ours, where we try to spread the ball around in the passing game. But we have the luxury of having a running back like Kase to help carry us in bad weather games," Porco said.
On Catholic's first possession of the half, junior Ryan Rasner and Todisco sacked Ricca, knocking the ball loose. Junior James Medaglio recovered the ball on Catholic's 32-yard line. Kase rushed three times to advance the ball, and sophomore place-kicker Alex Lachman nailed a 43-yard field goal to put the Jays on the scoreboard. The Cardinals and Jays would trade possessions until late in the third quarter, when the Jays would start a 14 play, 60-yard drive culminating with a seven-yard run by Kase to tie the score at 10 after the Lachman extra point.
"Its definitely a good feeling," Kase said. "It's definitely a testament to the offensive line and the whole team in general. I've been able to stay healthy, and we have a lot of players from my year who have been starting on the offensive line since freshman year. I give a lot of credit to them."
After failing to convert on fourth down, Ricca wasted no time in launching a long pass down the middle, which landed in the hands of Miles Sabrick, who took it into the end zone for a 70-yard score. Hopkins and Catholic would exchange possessions until midway till the second quarter. Catholic, pinned inside their own 20 after a career long 71-yard punt by sophomore Max Islinger, stormed the length of the field to the Jay six yard line. But a strong defensive stand forced the Cardinals to settle for a field goal, bringing the score to 10-0.
Hopkins would not score in the first half, and it was obvious that the offense was affected by the wintry weather. Adjustments were needed to get the offense going, and Margraff turned to his running back.
Weather like that obviously affects the way an offense plays, especially one like ours, where we try to spread the ball around in the passing game. But we have the luxury of having a running back like Kase to help carry us in bad weather games," Porco said.
On Catholic's first possession of the half, junior Ryan Rasner and Todisco sacked Ricca, knocking the ball loose. Junior James Medaglio recovered the ball on Catholic's 32-yard line. Kase rushed three times to advance the ball, and sophomore place-kicker Alex Lachman nailed a 43-yard field goal to put the Jays on the scoreboard. The Cardinals and Jays would trade possessions until late in the third quarter, when the Jays would start a 14 play, 60-yard drive culminating with a seven-yard run by Kase to tie the score at 10 after the Lachman extra point.
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