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DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica football team used big plays and forced seven turnovers to rally from a 21-10 second quarter deficit to defeat Eureka College 38-21 on Saturday at Malosky Stadium.
The Saints (2-0) fell behind early as the Red Devils (0-2) marched down the field and scored on their first possession, going 74 yards in just five plays to make it 7-0 on an Alex Hess 2-yard touchdown run.
CSS answered on the following the possession as #Alex Thiry# threw a perfect lob pass over the defense to #Travis Nehowig# for a 31-yard touchdown connection. #Taylor McGinnis#' extra point tied it at 7-7.
After the teams exchanged interceptions, the Saints would settle for a 23-yard field goal from #Cole Karsky# to make it 10-7. Thiry would get injured a play prior to the field goal and would be replaced by #Jake Olson# the rest of the way.
Eureka responded on proceeding possession by starting in Saints' territory and taking the lead on an Alex Hess five-yard touchdown run to make it 14-10 at the end of the first quarter.
The Red Devils made it 21-10 halfway through the second quarter as Jordan Krone connected with Wes Schmidgall on a slant and he did the rest going 67 yards for a touchdown.
St. Scholastica would get a big score at the end of the first half as Olson hit #Keegan O'Neill# who broke a tackle and went 43-yards for a touchdown with four seconds left to make the halftime score 21-17 Eureka.
After the Red Devils were forced to punt on their opening possession of the second half, it took the Saints just two plays as Olson once connected with O'Neill for a 57-yard touchdown pass to make the score 24-21. After another Eureka punt, the Saints used the ground game, running the ball all nine plays as
Travis Nehowig (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) capped the drive on a one-yard touchdown plunge to make it 31-21 at the end of the third quarter. The Red Devils were held to just 25 yards and fumbled twice in the third quarter.
CSS added the final touchdown of the game 1:11 seconds into the fourth quarter as #Jonny Bennett# caught a 28-yard touchdown pass that made it 38-21. The Red Devils were then intercepted on their next two possessions to make the final score 38-21.
The Saints defense dominated the second half, holding the Red Devils to just 88 yards of offense and forcing four turnovers. #Scott Greening# recorded two interceptions, while #Jake Turkowski#, #Alec French#, and #Dan Erickson# each had one. The seven picks set a program record for most in a game.
Jake Olson (Esko, Minn./Esko HS) threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns, while
Keegan O'Neill (Superior, Wis./Superior HS) had four receptions for 135 yards.
Travis Nehowig (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) ran for 86 yards on 25 carries and one touchdown. #Sean Graskey# led the defense with seven tackles. #Chas Lemon# recorded 2.5 sacks.
The Saints will take to the road for the first time next week when they head to Chicago to face Concordia-Chicago in a non-conference matchup. The kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and can be heard live on ESPN Radio 560-WEBC with Charlie Johnson on the call.
