St Stephens-St Agnes opened their season with an early Friday afternoon start and they took advantage of the good weather to roll to a 49-27 win over Paul VI. The Saints used a physical running attack and they only attempted four passes. Senior running back Chancellar Legrand had 216 rushing yards and he scored the games first touchdown as St Stephens-St Agnes led by double-digits from the 1st quarter on.
Chancellor had 57 yards as the Saints took the opening drive and drove 80 yards in nine plays to take a 7-0 lead with 8:30 to go. Cornerback Darnell Clement quickly made it 14-0 when he picked off a pass and returned the interception 40 yards for a touchdown. The Saints extended the lead to 21-0 in the second quarter after drive 64 yards in nine plays with Brandon Bartley finishing the drive with a 4-yard touchdown run.
James Duren sparked Paul VI to their 1st score of the year with 69-yard kickoff return that gave the Panthers the ball at the St Stephens-St Agnes 35-yard line. A facemask move the ball inside the redzone and quarterback Jimmy Check connected with Gus Lee for a 15-yard touchdown.
C.J Lyons returned the ensuing kickoff 74-yards to the Panthers 23 yard line but a Chancellor fumble inside the 5-yard line ended the scoring threat. The next time Duren touched a ball on a kickoff was in the 3rd quarter and his bobble actually caused St Stephens-St Agnes to over pursue the coverage Duren found an opening and returned the kick 91-yards for a touchdown.
St Stephens-St Agnes took a three touchdown lead after Jeffrey Lewis recovered the second half kickoff at the Panthers 34-yard line. Lyons scrambled 15 yards for the touchdown to give the Saints a 28-7 lead. The Saints scored twice in the final quarter. The took almost seven minutes off the clock with an 11-play drive that ended with a touchdown reception from C.J Lyons to sophomore tight end Charles Thomson. Legrand broke away for a 30-yard run to setup a 5-yard touchdown run by Bartley.
The Paul VI offense produced two more touchdowns with Check connecting with Lee for two more touchdowns. Lee made a Dwight Clark catch in the endzone in the 3rd quarter to complete an 80-yard drive and he made four receptions on the Panthers final drive including a 13yard shag in the middle of the defense. Lee finished with 11 catches for 113 yards and three touchdowns. Check had 162 yards passing on 16 of 25 passing while also rushing for a team leading 80 yards.
Chancellor had 57 yards as the Saints took the opening drive and drove 80 yards in nine plays to take a 7-0 lead with 8:30 to go. Cornerback Darnell Clement quickly made it 14-0 when he picked off a pass and returned the interception 40 yards for a touchdown. The Saints extended the lead to 21-0 in the second quarter after drive 64 yards in nine plays with Brandon Bartley finishing the drive with a 4-yard touchdown run.
James Duren sparked Paul VI to their 1st score of the year with 69-yard kickoff return that gave the Panthers the ball at the St Stephens-St Agnes 35-yard line. A facemask move the ball inside the redzone and quarterback Jimmy Check connected with Gus Lee for a 15-yard touchdown.
C.J Lyons returned the ensuing kickoff 74-yards to the Panthers 23 yard line but a Chancellor fumble inside the 5-yard line ended the scoring threat. The next time Duren touched a ball on a kickoff was in the 3rd quarter and his bobble actually caused St Stephens-St Agnes to over pursue the coverage Duren found an opening and returned the kick 91-yards for a touchdown.
St Stephens-St Agnes took a three touchdown lead after Jeffrey Lewis recovered the second half kickoff at the Panthers 34-yard line. Lyons scrambled 15 yards for the touchdown to give the Saints a 28-7 lead. The Saints scored twice in the final quarter. The took almost seven minutes off the clock with an 11-play drive that ended with a touchdown reception from C.J Lyons to sophomore tight end Charles Thomson. Legrand broke away for a 30-yard run to setup a 5-yard touchdown run by Bartley.
The Paul VI offense produced two more touchdowns with Check connecting with Lee for two more touchdowns. Lee made a Dwight Clark catch in the endzone in the 3rd quarter to complete an 80-yard drive and he made four receptions on the Panthers final drive including a 13yard shag in the middle of the defense. Lee finished with 11 catches for 113 yards and three touchdowns. Check had 162 yards passing on 16 of 25 passing while also rushing for a team leading 80 yards.
