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The Bishops football team fell Blue Devils football still trying

on the road and at home in two to find a win after week four

tough battles BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

Vs. Garaway (9/12) back to the battle. Zanesville received
BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ The Pirates made their way to John D. the kickoff but was unsuccessful at
Sulsberger Memorial Stadium on Friday capitalizing on the possession and had
to play the Blue Devils on Vice Admiral to punt the ball back to Garaway. After a
Calland Field. After driving downfield, few passes, the Pirates had the ball on
Garaway made a 10-yard rushing touch- the five-yard line, where they punched
down with an extra point kick to grab the it through for a touchdown to lead the
first points on the scoreboard to take game 41 – 6 with a running clock. After
the 7 – 0 lead. Zanesville made a push receiving the ball on the kickoff, Zanes-
for the endzone on a drive after receiv- ville attempts a pass play that is picked
ing the kickoff from the Pirates, but fell off by Cameron Gazboda from Garaway
short when Garaway stopped them near to give the Pirates possession of the ball
the goal. After turning over possession on their own 45-yard line. With under a
to the Pirates, Grady Miller hit a 75-yard minute left in the third quarter, Caden
pass to Micah Yoder for a touchdown, Carr recovered a fumble by Garaway to
kicking their lead to 14 – 0 over Zanes- get the ball back in Blue Devil control to
ville to end the first quarter. Just four end the quarter. As the clock continued
minutes into the second quarter, the Pi- to roll in the 4th quarter, Zanesville’s
rates were at it again, with Miller find- Cayden English passed the ball to Mad-
ing a receiver downfield for a 22-yard dox Mohler for an 11-yard touchdown,
touchdown pass, followed by a good followed by a quick rushing two-point
extra point kick to lead the Blue Devils conversion to put the clock back into
21 – 0. Zanesville tried to gain ground standard mode, narrowing the gap to
in the second quarter but ended up turn- Garaway 41 – Zanesville 14. Zanesville
ing the ball back over to the Pirates, who lined up for the kickoff to the Pirates,
pushed all the way to the eight-yard line and after the kick, Garaway took the ball
before grabbing a rushing touchdown for a 50-yard touchdown run, followed
to give themselves a 28 – 0 advantage by the extra point kick to push their lead
after the extra point. With two minutes back up to 48 – 14 once again with a
left in the half, the Blue Devils finally hit running clock with just five minutes left.
paydirt as Cayden English found a re- Unfortunately, that was not enough time
ceiver for a 25-yard touchdown pass, but for Zanesville to make a move, and they
missed the extra point to narrow the Pi- lost the game by the final score of 48 –
rates’ lead to 28 – 6. Garaway answered 14.
back immediately with a huge 80-yard
kickoff return for a touchdown to send
the Blue Devils to the locker room down
35 – 6.
After the break, the two teams went

Rosecrans quarterback Hayden Perdue aims for a receiver across the field. Matthew Dotson

Vs. Grove City Christian (9/12) touchdown from Jacobie Balo, followed
The Bishops hosted the Grove City by the extra point kick from JT Robin-
Christian Eagles on Friday. The two son to take a 7 – 0 lead over the Cru-
teams played out the majority of the saders. Catholic Central returned with a
first quarter with no score, but with just short rushing touchdown of their own to
under a minute on the clock for the peri- tie up the game 7 – 7. With just three
od, Grove City’s quarterback found John minutes left in the first quarter, Hayden
Gibson for a nine-yard touchdown pass, Purdue found receiver Nick Bernath for
giving the Eagles a 7 – 0 lead going into a 24-yard touchdown pass to jump back
the second quarter. Just inside the sec- out in front 14 – 7 heading into the sec-
Insu
ond period, the Eagles’ Josiah Harmeyer ond quarter. After a turnover to Catholic
caught a 51-yard pass for a touchdown, Central, James McInnis ran the ball 95 Insurance isn’t justrance isn’t just
and with the extra point from Haydn Slo- yards for a touchdown to tie the game
movitz, Grove City was up 14 – 0. With yet again, at 14 – 14. Perdue passed

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eight minutes left in the half, the Eagles’ the ball 51 yards to Bernath for another
Giovanni Cotton took the ball 39 yards to long-pass touchdown to put the Bishops policies-it’s people.s people.
paydirt to put them up 21 – 0 after the back on top 21 – 14 before halftime.
PAT. To top off the half, Grove City, Slo- After the break, Catholic Central came
movitz kicked a 33-yard field goal to end out of the locker room ready to play, In a world of AI and distant call centers, it matters who’s on the other end.
the first half up 24 – 0 over the Bishops. picking up two touchdowns in the span
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Bishops, and Cotton ran in a 42-yard again to tie it out at 28 – 28, but Catho-
touchdown to build the advantage to lic Central put up another touchdown to
31 – 0. The Bishops held off the offense lead 34 – 28. Rosecrans tried to answer
for a while in the third, but with under back, but fumbled the ball, and Zach
a minute remaining in the quarter, Har- Bryan picked up the fumble to return the
meyer picked a 45-yard pass out of the ball 65 yards for a touchdown to lead 40
air and nabbed another touchdown to – 28. With just a minute left in the third,
end the period up 38 – 0. With the run- Matthew Sprochi made a 75-yard return
ning clock ticking the game down faster, run for a touchdown to put the Crusad-
the Eagles ended the game with a 38 – ers up 46 – 28 to end the period. Catho-
0 victory over Bishop Rosecrans. lic Central put up another touchdown in
the fourth, but Rosecrans tried to rally
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