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Jesuit 56, St. Petersburg Catholic 7

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 20, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Jesuit scored in all three phases of the game in the first half. Jesuit's shotgun attack overwhelmed the St. Petersburg Catholic defense, as the quarterbacks completed 12 of 20 passes for 232 yards and the Tigers rushed for 118 yards.

GAME NOTES: Jesuit's P.J. Hobson returned a blocked punt 40 yards to start the scoring barrage and later had a sack. ... St. Pete Catholic doomed itself with five personal fouls and two false starts in the first half. ... SPC had 143 yards of offense in the first half. ... St. Pete Catholic junior QB Chris McKay threw six fewer passes than Jesuit's Ryan James in the first half, but outgained him 137 yards to 122... Barons WR Julian Smith reeled in a 98-yard pass from James over a Jesuit defender for the highlight of the game. ... Five Jesuit receivers caught passes in the first half from two different QBs... Jesuit DB Michael Miller returned an interception 41 yards for a TD seconds before halftime. ... Jesuit's Erick McGriff had a 70-yard kick return called back on a penalty, but he scored on a 66-yard reception.

STAT OF THE GAME: St. Pete Catholic couldn't get out of its own way, racking up 85 yards of penalties in the first half.

QUOTE OF THE GAME: "We played well in all phases of the game. We came out and executed, and when you do that everything works well." - Jesuit coach Joe Ross.

Mike Franz

J-McGriff 26 pass from James (Feely kick)

J-Garcia 6 run (Feely kick)

J-Younger 6 pass from James (Feely kick)

SPC-Smith 98 pass from McKay (Forester kick)

J-McGriff 66 pass from Eveld (Feely kick)

J-Garcia 13 run (Feely kick)

J-Miller 41 interception return (Feely kick)

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