The Benedictine Cadets are repeat VISAA DI State champions after defeating #1 seed St Michael's 43-12 in Fredericksburg. It was the 5th title in the past 10 years for Head Coach Greg Lilly.
Benedictine broke open a tie game with several big plays in the final minute right before halftime. Senior Ryker Cook scored the Cadets 1st touchdown on a 1-yard run with 57.8 seconds remaining in the half that made the score 13-6. Junior linebacker Landon Snyder intercepted a pass and returned it to the St Michael's 11-yard line. Quarterback Carson Lambert found senior Owen Smith wide open in the endzone a few seconds later and the lead was now 20-6 going into halftime.
The lead ballooned to 34-6 midway thru the 3rd quarter.
Lambert completed a 42-yard pass to Roddrey McWilliams then connected with JoJo Johnson for a 25-yard touchdown reception. Linebacker Ayron Norton sacked Warriors quarterback Austin Mawyer causing a fumble that was recovered by Snyder at the St Michael's 15-yard line. Cook scored his 2nd touchdown from 2--yards out.
Special teams played a key role for Benedictine in their semi-final win against Trinity Episcopal and they factored into the Cadets win in the championship game. After a scoreless 1st quarter, senior Cole Draucker put the Cadets on the scoreboard with a 22-yard field goal. St Michael's missed the extra point after their 2nd quarter touchdown and then the ensuing kickoff was booted short allowing Landon Snyder to return it to the St Michael's 24-yard line. Benedictine used the field position to tie the game at 6-6. Draucker added a 3rd field goal (43 yards) at the start of the 4th quarter.
St Michael's had the lead in the 2nd quarter with a 65-yard scoring drive that ended with a 12-yard touchdown run. However, Benedictine would score the next 40 points and led 43-6 with 11 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter.
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Benedictine broke open a tie game with several big plays in the final minute right before halftime. Senior Ryker Cook scored the Cadets 1st touchdown on a 1-yard run with 57.8 seconds remaining in the half that made the score 13-6. Junior linebacker Landon Snyder intercepted a pass and returned it to the St Michael's 11-yard line. Quarterback Carson Lambert found senior Owen Smith wide open in the endzone a few seconds later and the lead was now 20-6 going into halftime.
The lead ballooned to 34-6 midway thru the 3rd quarter.
Lambert completed a 42-yard pass to Roddrey McWilliams then connected with JoJo Johnson for a 25-yard touchdown reception. Linebacker Ayron Norton sacked Warriors quarterback Austin Mawyer causing a fumble that was recovered by Snyder at the St Michael's 15-yard line. Cook scored his 2nd touchdown from 2--yards out.
Special teams played a key role for Benedictine in their semi-final win against Trinity Episcopal and they factored into the Cadets win in the championship game. After a scoreless 1st quarter, senior Cole Draucker put the Cadets on the scoreboard with a 22-yard field goal. St Michael's missed the extra point after their 2nd quarter touchdown and then the ensuing kickoff was booted short allowing Landon Snyder to return it to the St Michael's 24-yard line. Benedictine used the field position to tie the game at 6-6. Draucker added a 3rd field goal (43 yards) at the start of the 4th quarter.
St Michael's had the lead in the 2nd quarter with a 65-yard scoring drive that ended with a 12-yard touchdown run. However, Benedictine would score the next 40 points and led 43-6 with 11 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter.
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