SPARTANS TAKE DOWN URSULINE AT STAMBAUGH

YOUNGSTOWN, OH- The Youngstown Ursuline Fighting Irish entered week 8 with a record of 1-6, and were at home to face the 2-5 Boardman Spartans. Boardman, whose two wins came against Poland Seminary and Garfield Heights, proved too much for the Fighting Irish in the second half of the game.

The Fighting Irish opened up the scoring in the first quarter, when running back Trenton Hill pushed the ball into the end zone from four yards out. Boardman would get the ball and would respond with running back Sean O’Horo, who punched the ball in a goalline stand. The Irish would see quarterback Brady Shannon return for the first time since week 6, and his first drive resulted in six points, via a slant route by DeMarcus McElroy. Later, Shannon would display his long ball, finding junior hybrid Matthew Reardon in stride for a 40-yard touchdown.

Boardman was able to keep the lead throughout the majority of the game, by being able to immediately responding to the Irish touchdowns by putting up touchdowns of their own. Late in the game, Boardman put the game out of reach by using the arm of quarterback Zach Ryan to find his go-to receiver, Terrance Thomas, for a touchdown that made it a two-possession game late in the fourth. Boardman would defeat the Fighting Irish 34-19. Boardman moves up to 3-5, and will face the Austintown Fitch Falcons at home next week. As for the Irish, they drop to 1-7, but next week they face their arch-rival, the Youngstown Cardinal Mooney Cardinals.

*Story contributed by YSN’s Dom Joseph