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By Stephanie Storm
Beacon Journal sports writer
POSTED: 07:14 a.m. EDT, Sep 07, 2008
ALLIANCE:The St. John Fisher football team wanted to measure itself against the best at the start of the season, not toward the end.
The No. 10 Cardinals wanted to determine where they stand now, so that they'll have a whole season to work on their weaknesses.
Well, the list might be a little longer than the Cardinals thought after losing 33-3 to No. 1-ranked Mount Union on Saturday afternoon.
''I think a lot of times you learn more from your losses than you do your wins,'' St. John Fisher coach Paul Vosburgh said. ''When you win, you have a tendency to overlook things. But when you lose, you really pay attention. That's the great thing about having this as an opener because it's a great measuring stick for us for the entire year.''
The defense struggled against Mount Union. By halftime, Purple Raiders senior running back Nate Kmic had almost secured the seventh 200-yard rushing effort of his prolific career, rushing for 154 of his 231 yards and both of his touchdowns in the game.
Kmic scored the first two touchdowns of the game on runs of 7 yards in the first quarter and 15 yards in the second.
The St. John Fisher offense had trouble, too. Sophomore quarterback Tim Bailey compiled 112 yards passing but had two interceptions as the Cardinals turned the ball over three times in the first half.
''We just shot ourselves in the foot with mistakes, mental mistakes,'' Bailey said.
Just before halftime, junior cornerback Ryan Renbarger intercepted his second ball of the game, returning it 21 yards for a touchdown with 56 seconds left to give the Purple Raiders a 20-0 advantage.
''I was very pleased with our effort today, especially early on,'' Mount Union coach Larry Kehres said. ''In the areas where our team was most inexperienced — the O-line and perimeter of our defense — we did fine.''
On the Purple Raiders' second possession of the second half, a two-play, 50-yard drive was capped by a 35-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Greg Micheli to junior receiver Cecil Shorts.
They hooked up again less than four minutes later, this time for a 36-yard touchdown pass that pushed the Purple Raiders' advantage to 33 unanswered points.
But with 12:18 left in the game, St. John Fisher finally scored on a 27-yard field goal by senior kicker Chris Pierri.
The Cardinals had one more shot at the end zone with first-and-goal at the 1-yard line coming with just less than four minutes left in the game. But Bailey was sacked for a 5-yard loss on the first down and his pass deep into the left-hand corner on second down was intercepted by senior cornerback Daryl Ely.
Stephanie Storm can be reached at sstorm@thebeaconjournal.com.
ALLIANCE:The St. John Fisher football team wanted to measure itself against the best at the start of the season, not toward the end.
The No. 10 Cardinals wanted to determine where they stand now, so that they'll have a whole season to work on their weaknesses.
Well, the list might be a little longer than the Cardinals thought after losing 33-3 to No. 1-ranked Mount Union on Saturday afternoon.
''I think a lot of times you learn more from your losses than you do your wins,'' St. John Fisher coach Paul Vosburgh said. ''When you win, you have a tendency to overlook things. But when you lose, you really pay attention. That's the great thing about having this as an opener because it's a great measuring stick for us for the entire year.''
The defense struggled against Mount Union. By halftime, Purple Raiders senior running back Nate Kmic had almost secured the seventh 200-yard rushing effort of his prolific career, rushing for 154 of his 231 yards and both of his touchdowns in the game.
Kmic scored the first two touchdowns of the game on runs of 7 yards in the first quarter and 15 yards in the second.
The St. John Fisher offense had trouble, too. Sophomore quarterback Tim Bailey compiled 112 yards passing but had two interceptions as the Cardinals turned the ball over three times in the first half.
''We just shot ourselves in the foot with mistakes, mental mistakes,'' Bailey said.
Just before halftime, junior cornerback Ryan Renbarger intercepted his second ball of the game, returning it 21 yards for a touchdown with 56 seconds left to give the Purple Raiders a 20-0 advantage.
''I was very pleased with our effort today, especially early on,'' Mount Union coach Larry Kehres said. ''In the areas where our team was most inexperienced — the O-line and perimeter of our defense — we did fine.''
On the Purple Raiders' second possession of the second half, a two-play, 50-yard drive was capped by a 35-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Greg Micheli to junior receiver Cecil Shorts.
They hooked up again less than four minutes later, this time for a 36-yard touchdown pass that pushed the Purple Raiders' advantage to 33 unanswered points.
But with 12:18 left in the game, St. John Fisher finally scored on a 27-yard field goal by senior kicker Chris Pierri.
The Cardinals had one more shot at the end zone with first-and-goal at the 1-yard line coming with just less than four minutes left in the game. But Bailey was sacked for a 5-yard loss on the first down and his pass deep into the left-hand corner on second down was intercepted by senior cornerback Daryl Ely.
Stephanie Storm can be reached at sstorm@thebeaconjournal.com.
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tallmadge, oh
Posted 12:26 AM, 09/07/2008
GO PURPLE RAIDERS...ANOTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
