State Title Recap... You could smell the food from afar and see the tailgates throughout the campus of Benedictine this afternoon! In was a beautiful day at Bobby Ross Stadium as the VISAA Division I State Championship kicked off at 1:00 between two great catholic schools as our Benedictine Cadets were set to do battle with the Bishop Ireton Cardinals. The first half showed both defenses coming up big as neither team was able to get on the board in the early going. However, the Cardinals struck first on a 6 yard pass and catch to take the early 7-0 lead with 8:19 left to go in the half. Four minutes later it was Senior Running Back Ramon Jones who broke a few tackles and rumbled in for the TD after a pass from Bracey to tie the score at 7-7 going into the locker room. The Cadets came out in the second half knowing that the defense has played lights out all season in the second half of ball games throughout the year and this title game would be no different. After a scoreless third quarter on both ends, Cameron Cougill broke the tie at the 5:20 mark with a 22 yard field goal that split the uprights. Benedictine took a 10-7 lead with 9:44 left to go in the game. Still anybodys game, on the ensuing drive, that is when the Cadets broke it open! It was David Pilot that read the quarterbacks pass beautifully and intercepted the ball for a 40 yard pick 6 that resulted in a touchdown that sent the alumni who were watching from the end zone in a frenzy. This put the Cadets up 16-7 with 8:56 left to go in the game. The next drive, the Cardinals fumbled and Graham Flinn picked it up and scampered from one side line to the other for the long 43 yard run and got stopped just short of the goal line. Bracey then ran it in from one yard out for another Benedictine Touchdown with 7:27 left to go. As the clock wined down, the defense was at their best once again as the Cardinals could not gain any momentum. As the clock struck 0:00 the Cadets crowd went wild as Greg Lilly and the Benedictine Cadets became the 2014 VISAA State Champions for the first time in 13 years! Final Score Benedictine 23 Bishop Ireton 7. After the game, Coach Lilly had this to say, Our players are unselfish and love their teammates. They are champions and they are Cadets. I am very proud of all of them. Scott Bracey led the offense having a stellar day going 15/21 and 1 TD. Tennyson and Sullivan led the receiving corps having 7 catches for 60 yards and 3 catches for 30 yards respectively. Bracey also led the rushing attack gaining 145 yards on the day on 20 carries and Ramon Jones capped off his Benedictine career with 11 rushes for 99 yards and 1 Touchdown. On the defensive side of the ball, it was Parrish Gordon who lead the way with 4.5 tackles and 1 sack. The triple threat linebackers of Dunn, Brooks, and McDonald were lights out once again as well, garnering 11 tackles between the three of the. McDonald finished his career with 2 sacks on the day as well. It was a total team effort from the hot days of workouts on the track and in the weight room in June until the last seconds ticked off the clock this afternoon. Coach Lilly, his staff, and his players set their goals early, worked hard all season to achieve them for each other all season, and end result, became State Champions. Congratulations to all coaches, parents, players, and the entire Benedictine Community for being a part of this special season that ended #1. Thank you Benedictine Community for all for your support and we will see you soon. Go Cadets - State Champs!
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:14:09 +0000
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