Recap
Benedictine vs. Bedford
September 7, 2012
The Benedictine defense
did an outstanding job in stating its case as they held the high-scoring
Bedford Bearcats to a season-low 12 points. Bedford won its first two games
outscoring its first two opponents 108-14.
The defensive unit
allowed the Bengals to grind out a 14-12 victory over their landlord.
Benedictine uses Bedford Stadium for its home games.
Both teams scored
a pair of touchdowns in this game.
The value of special
teams was borne out as this tight contest that was decided by the right leg of
kicker Nick Judy. His two extra point kicks provided the margin of victory for
the Bengals.
Bedford got on the
scoreboard on the game’s first drive.
A four-play
66-yard drive culminated in a 55-yard touchdown pass from Deon Carter to
Deandre Norris. The extra point kick failed for the Bearcats but led 6-0.
It took a while
for the Bengals to reach the end zone, but they twice struck quickly.
With 2:47 left
before halftime, Marshall Howell caught a six-yard pass from Brian Schoeffler
to complete a five-play drive. Nick Judy’s kick gave the Bengals a 7-6 lead.
The touchdown was
set up by a Bengals fumble recovery at the Bedford 32.
On their next
drive, the Bearcats turned over the ball again on a pass interception at the
Bengals 29.
On the first play
from scrimmage, the Bengals Jerome Baker ran 70 yards to the Bedford one. From
there, Antonio Robinson scored on the short run that gave the Bengals their
second touchdown of the game.
Nick Judy split
the uprights that gave the Bengals a 14-6 lead with just 32 seconds left before
halftime.
The only score in
the second half came on a 37-yard pass play from Deon Carter to Javaun Washington
with 7:35 left in the game.
Possibly, the
biggest play of the game came on the two-point play.
Quarterback Deon
Carter attempted to roll out to his right but the Bengals defense stopped him
short of the goal line to preserve the 14-12 lead.
On the kickoff,
the Bengals took over at their own 28 and drove it to the Bedford 25 before the
game clock ran out to end the game.
The Benedictine
offense kept the ball in its possession for 15 plays in the last 7:35 of the
game. Bedford never got the ball back.
On offense, the Bengals
ran a total of 67 plays from scrimmage to Bedford’s 31.
Jerome Baker led
the Bengals with 128 yards on 22 carries.
Defensively, the
Bengal standouts were linebacker Antonio Robinson with six solo tackles and
four assists and Jovon Dawson, who also had a pass interception, with six solos
and two assists.
Dan Piascik picked
off two Bedford passes for a total of 20 yards. Matt Merimee had an
interception return of 15 yards and a fumble recovery. Lamar Davis also had a
fumble recovery.
by Wally Mieskoski ’71
Benedictine Football Historian
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