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Central Catholic Raiders Football '10

Sat, Oct 02, 2010 04:30 PM @ Central Catholic
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Tewksbury 0 0 0 0 0
Central Catholic 7 3 7 0 17
The popular ''Green Man'' attends Central Catholic High School's Football game to make friends and support the team. Central defeated Tewksbury 17-0 at Lawrence Veterans' Memorial Stadium.  » TIM JEAN, Staff PhotographerMore photos

Central rebounds, smothers Tewksbury

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Saturday, October, 02 By Hector Longo
Staff writer

 

LAWRENCE — As the seconds ran out at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Central Catholic senior Jaycob Morales asked, "Do you like what you see out here?"

A wise guy shot back playfully, "Yeah, but what happened last week?"

The smile left Morales face in an instant: "Now that's not funny."

Morales and the Raiders played with that kind of intensity and a sliver of anger for 44 minutes yesterday, erasing the ill memories of the MVC opener at Dracut by starching Tewksbury, 17-0.

"It was a little bit embarrassing. That's not what Central Catholic football is about," said senior Zach Bardwell of the Dracut showing. "We knew this was big for us. We did what we had to do, and took care of business."

Bardwell hauled in a first-quarter 65-yard TD bomb from Ben Onett - sprung late by a heady Ryan Sullivan peel-back block - providing all the offense Morales, Trae Musumarra (11 tackles)and the Raider defense would need.

"I felt the kid would bite in the middle, so I just tried to get behind him, and (Onett) got the ball to me," said Bardwell. "I knew when he saw me open, he could get it over the top, and I just ran to it."

The Raiders mounted a 79-yard drive that covered the first 10:08 of the second quarter, finishing it off with Cam Walsh's 31-yard field goal for a 10-0 halftime lead.

Tewksbury managed only 41 first-half yards and lost QB Sean Connolly to injury in a nightmarish opening 22 minutes.

With backup Kevin Saunders taking snaps, Morales, Nick Bordeiano and Co. cranked up the pocket heat, forcing a pair of errant throws that Bardwell snatched for interceptions.

Tewksbury never moved the football past the Central 43, only a week after the Middies ran to an easy 27-0 lead.

"We knew we had to make stops," said Bardwell, who excelled in the secondary along with Cam Walsh, Xavier Peralta and Fortune Kalala. "The DBs locked down on their receivers. (Chris Bettano) and (Ryan Vibber) were their biggest threats on offense. We had to shut them down. We had to show our best."

Raider QB Matt McDermott, who splits time in the rotation with Onett, provided the only offense of the second half, hooking up with Xavier Peralta on a 52-yard pump-and-go TD.

Now with one out of two possible points gained in the MVC standings, 2-2 Central looks to grab another, Friday night here against Haverhill.

Game Statistics:

First Quarter

CC — Zach Bardwell 65 pass from Ben Onett (Cam Walsh kick) 5:17

Second Quarter

  CC — Walsh 31 field goal, :52

Third Quarter

  CC— Xavier Peralta 52 pass from Matt McDermott (Walsh kick), 3:44

Fourth Quarter

None

 

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING:CC — Trae Musumarra 8-46, Ben Onett 5-16, Matt McDermott 6-14, Cam Walsh 1-(-3), Mike Pino 1-(-3), Dan Kfoury 1-0; T — Kevin Saunders 4-0, Chris Bettano 4-14, Anthony Arcari 5-20, David Gallotto 2-9, Sean Connolly 1-2

PASSING: CC — Onett 2-5-0, 69, McDermott 9-11-0, 147; T — Connolly 3-7-0, 26; Saunders 5-13-2, 47

RECEIVING: CC - Zach Bardwell 3-76, Ryan Sullivan 1-3, Xavier Peralta 3-97, Jaycob Morales 2-23, Henry Rodriguez 1-5, Musumarra 1-12

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