Lions defeat Bengals

Recap

September 29, 2012

NDCL 44, Benedictine 7

The final score will be remembered in the history books as NDCL 44, Benedictine 7. But for the Bengals, it was a game to forget.

                In this North Coast League opener at Bedford Stadium, NDCL jumped to a quick 13-0 lead in the first quarter and then took the win.

                Benedictine is now 3-3 in all games and 0-1 in North Coast League competition.

                The Bengals finally put some points on the board on a 13-yard run by Jerome Baker with 9:28 left in the third quarter. Baker’s touchdown finished off a five-play, 31-yard drive that was set up when a short Lions punt went out of bounds at the NDCL 31.

Nick Judy kicked the extra point.

                But NDCL answered with a touchdown 39 seconds later after a long runback of the kickoff took the ball deep into Bengals territory. They scored two plays later.

                The Lions added nine points in the third and six in the fourth.

                The NDCL win narrows the Benedictine lead to 4-2 in the all-time series that began in 2007.

                There were some good performances in the game for the Bengals.

                Quarterback Brian Schoeffler completed 10 of 22 passes for 128 yards. Marshall Howell caught five passes for 74 yards.

                Defensively, Dan Piascik and Antonio Robinson each had interceptions. Piascik now has a team-leading four pass interceptions for 40 yards.

                In addition to his four solo tackles and 10 assists, Robinson added a three-yard interception return.

                Benedictine meets Lake Catholic on Saturday night at Jerome T. Osborne Stadium in Mentor in another key North Coast League game.

by Wally Mieskoski ’71

Benedictine Football Historian

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