by With a final score of 38-20, the Saint Ignatius Wildcats proved in their last regular season game that they’re a dominant force. By utilizing every offensive weapon in their arsenal, they’re a whole new team.
The Football North Chargers traveled to Cleveland from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada to face Saint Ignatius.
The game began with an exciting scramble from Chargers quarterback Tevonte Bramwell to the Ignatius 40 yard line.
When Ignatius regained possession, the next series of drives moved them down the field, getting players like Billy Cole, Trey Haddad, and JT Hummer involved.
Charlie Blasko ran a huge gain on third down of 30 yards.
Dane Donovan has been a major player for the Cats this season. He’s reliable on 2-point conversions, and he’s not afriad to take big hits. In tonight’s game, he showed his leadership by orchestrating a long touchdown drive that matched the pace of the Chargers offense.
The score was 7-0 with 6:37 remaining in the first quarter.
Football North had possession on a third down when CJ McLean intercepted the ball, getting Ignatius into great field positioning that would halt the Chargers offense.
Another interception by Mike Velotta came later in the first quarter.
Ignatius showed their offensive strength by intercepting Brandon Bailey twice, who had not previouisly been intercepted this season. Conversely, their opponent was showing weaknesses on passing plays, with two of the first three drives for the Chargers going onto the Ignatius side if the field and ending in 0 points.
The second quarter had another touchdown and a major turnover by the Cats.
The Cats got more points on the board with a kick on fourth down to get the score to 17-0.
A Major asset to the Wildcats was Billy Cole, who’s been reliable in catching and returning all season. He could make room to run anywhere.
Trey Haddad bulldozed his way into the end zone for a touchdown with 3:22 remaining. The score was now 25-0 with the extra two points from Griffin Roberts.
The Chargers had a major offensive play with an interception on a pass directed at Trey Haddad.
They continued the offensive push. Bramwell powered up the middle for a Football North touchdown.
The Cats found an extra gear in Ty McMillan, who managed a burst in a quick foot race. He ran 72 yards to the house for a touchdown, making the score 31-6 with 6:11 remaining.
The Chargers missed a big opportunity in the fourth quarter. Tabora almost caught a touchdown pass in the endzone, but he dropped it.
Football North needed to change their momentum.
Brandon Bailey ran the football into the corner of the endzone, making the score 31-12 with 7:49 on the clock.
Ignatius was connecting well in a deep chunk play downfield. A long pass from Donovan to Lamerand was achieved with just under 6 minutes remaining.
Deinhart was looking for his own perfect moment.
He dived on a catch, falling one yard short of the goal line. He was looking for his first varsity touchdown.
And he got that very touchdown, making the score 38-12.
By this point, the Cats had had just under 500 total yards of offense. The Cats were really finding their stride, coordination, and confidence.
But in the final moments of the game, Football North decided they hadn’t shown enough of their team’s firepower.
Bailey passsed to Tabora for a touchdown, and they also got the extra two points. The deficit was cut to 18 with the final score of 38-20.
Saint Ignatius comes out of this game with the confidence in their teams’ chemistry needed to make it far in the postseason.
