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Sep. 14—HARROD — Controlling the line of scrimmage is vital.
In Friday’s Northwest Conference football opener against Allen East, Lima Central Catholic did just that.
Offensively, LCC rushed for 304 yards and passed for another 127. Defensively, the Thunderbirds held Allen East to 160 total yards (28 rushing, 132 passing) en route to a convincing 35-7 victory over the Mustangs at Goodwin Field.
LCC improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in NWC play. Allen East slipped to 2-2 in all games played and 0-1 in conference action.
LCC went into the locker room on Friday with a 14-7 advantage.
In the second half, the T-Birds struck early and often.
In LCC’s first series of the second half, sophomore quarterback Brady Parker connected with Mylon Cowens for a 62-yard touchdown pass to extend the lead to 21-7.
The T-Birds’ defensive unit stymied the Allen East offense the rest of the way.
“We made a huge play (TD pass to Cowens), coming out in the second half,” LCC coach Scott Palte said. “They (Allen East) had a lot of momentum going in (to halftime). They scored right before the half. I’m really proud of our kids for that second half. I thought we did a really good job of taking control of the game.”
With 58 seconds left to play in the first half, Allen East’s Miles McDorman capped off an 8-play, 65-yard scoring drive with a 5-yard run to the end zone to cut the deficit to 7.
LCC’s ground attack set the tone on Friday.
LCC senior running back Matthew Quatman rushed for 133 yards on 18 carries and had two TDs.
“He’s just a hard-nosed, gritty dude,” Palte said about Quatman. “He’s bouncing off people. He’s quick. He’s agile. He’s just flat-out a mean football player. He just plays hard. He’s hard to tackle. We’re sure glad that he’s on our team.”
Parker was 5 of 8 passing for 127 yards and had two touchdowns. Parker connected with Michael…
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Author : The Lima News, Ohio
Publish date : 2024-09-14 14:33:00
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