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TAMPA CATHOLIC 24, MULBERRY 13

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 25, 2008

TAMPA CATHOLIC ... 24 MULBERRY ... 13

THE DIFFERENCE: A trio of long plays - passes of 47 and 48 yards and a 67-yard run - accounted for more than half of Tampa Catholic's total yardage and 21 points in an 11-point victory.

GAME NOTES: Henry McLoud, who'd been held to only 21 first-half yards, burst off right guard for an electrifying 67-yard touchdown three plays into the second half. The score gave the two-time defending Class 2A-District 5 champion Crusaders (5-2, 3-0) a 17-7 lead to break open a close game. ... McLoud finished with 98 yards on 22 carries. ... Tampa Catholic forced six fumbles - recovering three - and converted them into 14 crucial points. ... The Crusaders had apparently settled for a 32-yard Matt McLaughlin field goal and a 20-7 third-quarter lead, but a personal foul penalty gave them a first down. Quarterback Christian Green quickly exploited the new opportunity with an 11-yard scoring pass to Jordan Jones. Green finished 12 of 22 for 159 yards. ...The teams combined to commit 18 penalties for 161 yards.

STAT OF THE GAME: 14 points. Tampa Catholic scored a pair of third-quarter touchdowns - McLoud's 67-yard run and the Green to Jones pass - to turn a close game into a 24-7 advantage.

QUOTE OF THE GAME: "We knew there was an opportunity to make big plays and we made them. It wasn't pretty, but there's no such thing as a bad win." - Tampa Catholic coach Bob Henriquez.

Chris Errington

M-Carr 15 run (Glass kick)

T-Conner 47 pass from Green (McLaughlin kick)

T-McCloud 67 run (McLaughlin kick)

T-Jones 11 pass from Green (McLaughlin kick)

M-West 1 run (kick failed)

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