IRISH STRIKE GOLD AGAINST HARDING
By Tim Corso
YOUNGSTOWN OH- Ursuline crushed Warren Harding 56-20 last night to remain perfect on the season.
The Irish offense scored on every possession it had in the first half in a nearly perfect offensive effort.
It came up passing for five of the first six plays, but it was Christian Lynch that started the scoring when he took the option pitch in for a 2-yard touchdown. That was the first of a pair of touchdowns for Lynch as he punched it in from 23 yards out later in the half.
After a three-and-out from Warren Harding, Jy’QuiseLiaison blocked a punt and gave Ursuline great field position at the Raider 38-yard line.
Irish signal caller Jack Ericson capped the team’s 38-yard drive with a 5-yard run.
Warren Harding would answer back soon, though. Junior quarterback Chazz Coleman led the Raiders on a long touchdown drive, coming up with clutch third down conversions multiple times. The drive was capped off by a 5-yard rushing touchdown from Coleman on a broken play.
Any hope the Raiders had to come back was squandered when Tairan Davis intercepted Coleman and put Ursuline in position to score another touchdown and flirt with a running clock.
From that point though, it was the Ursuline show, featuring Ericson and his plethora of weapons.
Ericson tallied five touchdowns, three through the air and a pair on the ground. Two of those touchdowns found D.C. Ferrell, while the other went to Devonte Taylor.
The Ursuline defense kept its’ stout season going with numerous sacks on the night from sophomore A.J. Snyder and company. Allowing just seven points while the Varsity was in, the Irish have now allowed just 11 points per game, including a pair of shutouts.
As for the offense, a deep and electric attack has resulted in them scoring 45.2 points per game through the halfway point on the year.
Ursuline’s (5-0) biggest test of the season will come next week, as they travel to Austintown-Fitch (4-1) to take on the Falcons. The highly anticipated matchup begins at 7 p.m., and is sure to live up to the hype.
