Kase breaks school rushing record in bowl loss to Catholic
Catholic would be forced to punt after its next possession, and Hopkins would achieve three first downs on the ensuing possession. But Porco would fumble after a hard hit by Catholic safety Nick Olivero, and the Cardinals would take possession and storm all the way down to the Jay's one-yard line. Within three feet of taking a 17-10 lead in the final quarter, Ricca was hit hard by senior Tom O'Neill in the end-zone and fumbled. The ball was recovered by Todisco (who had an interception earlier in the game), who ran it back the length of the field - 100 yards - for the score. The extra point made the score 17-10 Hopkins.
"Basically I didn't look back and ran as fast as I could," Todisco said of his length of the field dash.
The Cardinals and Jays would trade their next two possessions, and the Cardinals would start their key possession with great field position, on the Jay 48. Ricca would complete passes of 13, 14 and 20 yards to get Catholic down to the one-yard line, where tailback Stevie Hendley would run in to put the Cardinals within one. But instead of trying to tie the game with an extra point, Catholic coach Dave Dunn decided to go for the win with a two-point conversion attempt. Going for a pass, Ricca connected on a tough throw to Andrew Buis, putting Catholic ahead by one, 18-17.
"Honestly, when they scored I thought they would for go for two," Todisco said. "Just the type of offense they run and how much faith they have in their quarterback, and on the road they probably wanted to end the game without going to overtime, so we kind of saw it coming."
But the game was all but over. Sophomore Tucker Michels would fumble on the ensuing kickoff return, handing the ball back over to Catholic. With too much time left on the clock for the Cardinals to kneel the ball, they were forced to try to run down the clock conservatively. Yet two plays into their possession, freshman Tyler Brown knocked the ball loose and recovered it to give Blue Jays one last chance with 75 seconds left in regulation.
Porco completed three passes to junior Sean Hennesssey and one to freshman Sam Wernick, leading the Jays to the Catholic 35-yard line. But a long pass attempt to the end zone was intercepted inside the goal line, sealing the victory for the Cardinals.
Kase would finish the season with 1,635 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns, both school single-season records. Porco was 12-26 for 116 yards, and fellow freshman Kale Sweeney had 10 tackles, two tackles for losses and one sack. Todisco added seven tackles and an interception to go along with fumble recovery for a touchdown. The Jays finished the season with a record of 8-3, and the graduating seniors had a four year record of 25-17.
"It's a great season in itself if you play past 10 games," Kase noted. "That in itself is a victory, especially turning around from 4-6 and going 8-3, and we've got a lot of guys coming back. We've just got to start working hard for next season."
"Basically I didn't look back and ran as fast as I could," Todisco said of his length of the field dash.
The Cardinals and Jays would trade their next two possessions, and the Cardinals would start their key possession with great field position, on the Jay 48. Ricca would complete passes of 13, 14 and 20 yards to get Catholic down to the one-yard line, where tailback Stevie Hendley would run in to put the Cardinals within one. But instead of trying to tie the game with an extra point, Catholic coach Dave Dunn decided to go for the win with a two-point conversion attempt. Going for a pass, Ricca connected on a tough throw to Andrew Buis, putting Catholic ahead by one, 18-17.
"Honestly, when they scored I thought they would for go for two," Todisco said. "Just the type of offense they run and how much faith they have in their quarterback, and on the road they probably wanted to end the game without going to overtime, so we kind of saw it coming."
But the game was all but over. Sophomore Tucker Michels would fumble on the ensuing kickoff return, handing the ball back over to Catholic. With too much time left on the clock for the Cardinals to kneel the ball, they were forced to try to run down the clock conservatively. Yet two plays into their possession, freshman Tyler Brown knocked the ball loose and recovered it to give Blue Jays one last chance with 75 seconds left in regulation.
Porco completed three passes to junior Sean Hennesssey and one to freshman Sam Wernick, leading the Jays to the Catholic 35-yard line. But a long pass attempt to the end zone was intercepted inside the goal line, sealing the victory for the Cardinals.
Kase would finish the season with 1,635 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns, both school single-season records. Porco was 12-26 for 116 yards, and fellow freshman Kale Sweeney had 10 tackles, two tackles for losses and one sack. Todisco added seven tackles and an interception to go along with fumble recovery for a touchdown. The Jays finished the season with a record of 8-3, and the graduating seniors had a four year record of 25-17.
"It's a great season in itself if you play past 10 games," Kase noted. "That in itself is a victory, especially turning around from 4-6 and going 8-3, and we've got a lot of guys coming back. We've just got to start working hard for next season."
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