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GROUND GAME CARRIES THE CARDINALS TO VICTORY

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH – The Mooney Cardinals started off their five game home stand against in city rival, the East Golden Bears. A surprise team from last year, the Bears had a 7-3 record and made the playoffs. Both teams entered the game with a record of 3-2, looking to see who truly was the best in Y-town.

Each teams first possession ended with a touchdown, and all of the yardage coming on the ground. Junior QB for the Cardinals, Pat Guerrieri scored from 11 yards out to put Mooney of the board first, but the Bears would answer right back with a touchdown of their own, a 36 yard scamper by Maleek McIntosh. The extra point though would be blocked, and a fast moving first quarter would end 7-6 in favor of Mooney.

Once the second quarter started though, Mooney would take complete control. A huge run of 43 yards by Jeremy Thornton put the Cardinals inside the 5 yard line of East, and Guerrieri would punch it in himself. Guerrieri would also tack on a touchdown pass when he hit Michael Scavina for a 24 touchdown. Guerrieri would finish with 86 yards passing, along with 72 on the ground and 3 total touchdowns.

But it was that ground game from Mooney that became the story. The combination of Zyere Rodgers, Dom Byrd, and Jeremy Thornton was simply too much for the Bears defense. After Bears’ QB Isiah McBride was picked off by Walter Sweeney, the sophomore sensation Rodgers hit the hole and took off for a 13 yard touchdown run. Dom Byrd would find the endzone as well in the fourth quarter, and Mooney’s defense shined as well, forcing two turnovers and holding the Bears to 4/15 on third down. The Cardinals rushed for over 350 yards en route to a win, 38-13.

CARDINAL MOONEY COACH’S CORNER (EP. 6) WITH P.J. FECKO

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Week five provided the excitement for Coach P.J. Fecko and the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals, as they prevailed with a 28-27 road victory over the Boardman Spartans. This week, the Cardinals will return home as they will host the Golden Bears of East High.

The legendary Steve Leslie, sat down with the head ball coach this week as they discuss what having a winning record at the halfway point of the season means for the Cardinals but also what Coach Fecko has in store for the Golden Bears this week as the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals look to improve to 4-2 on the season.

All that and more on this week’s episode of Cardinal Mooney football coach’s corner with head coach, P.J. Fecko!

 

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OAK GLEN SNAPS MOONEY WINNING STREAK

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A bittersweet moment for the Cardinals in their final home game of the season, as head coach Tony Gorvet made it clear that this would be his last home game as the Mooney volleyball coach. Ten years, a district championship, and well over 130 wins, the team surprised coach with a plaque to commemorate his wonderful career.

The Cardinals played host to the powerhouse Oak Glen Golden Bears, who not only are undefeated on the season, but have only been defeated in two total sets for the season. With each set, Mooney would trade blows with Oak Glen. Magen Petty and Katie Hough combined for 9 kills, Hough specifically brought the crowd and bench to their feet in a spectacular dig in the second set that saved a point for Mooney. Mariah Farragher also contributed 5 kills, two of them coming on back to back plays.

But Oak Glen is undefeated for a reason. Superb serving by Hannah Rogers, who had 4 aces, and pinpoint spikes from Skye Stokes proved to be too much for the Cardinals. The Cardinals fought back late in the third when they trailed 22-7 with 5 straight points, but the Golden Bears would get back on track, and finish off Mooney in 3 sets, snapping Mooney’s home winning streak. The season is not over though! As we wind down volleyball season, the ladies have four more games to play, all of them on the road. And with their talent, and the support of the Mooney family, these girls are confident that a long tournament run is in their future.

MAGEN PETTY IS RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM

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As Mooney nears the end of their volleyball season, many of the players find themselves feeling nostalgic. Magen Petty, senior outside hitter for the Cardinals, feels like it was just yesterday that she started playing on that very court. A home court where Mooney is 6-5, and has won three straight. Petty is voice of confidence and leadership for this team.

Magen Petty embodies all the core traits Mooney instills in their students and athletes; intelligence, humility, grit and execution. She is part of an excellent group of young ladies who not only play for one another, but hold each other accountable. They expect to win each and every time they take the court, such is the mindset of a Cardinal Mooney athlete.

Magen took some time to talk with our Nate Keiper prior to their game against Oak Glen, an undefeated powerhouse from West Virginia. And so, in this episode of Player Profile, sponsored by M.P. Vivo, MAGEN PETTY IS RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM.

*photo taken by Susan DeCesare

MOONEY SENIORS SHINE IN 3-1 WIN OVER STRUTHERS

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With senior night comes a bevy of emotions. Laughs, smiles, and sometimes tears as well. For the five seniors honored at Mooney’s game against Struthers, it was chance to put together a performance worthy of the adulation. And they most certainly delivered.

Mooney trail early in set one, with some excellent blocks by Struthers and some off target serves. At one point, down 8-4, the girls rallied around each other after a brief timeout. That was when Magen Petty started to hit her stride. Petty dominated at the net, with 7 kills in the first set. Fellow seniors Mariah Farragher and lebero C.J. Sapp also contributed with kills of their own. But it wasn’t just the seniors. In a spectacular sequence, Leanne Chandler aced the Wildcats on 3 consecutive serves. Mooney would take set one by a score of 25-12.

Set two was a back and forth affair, Struthers adjusting nicely to the repeated aces scored by Mooney. Heike Kaurshill and Kortnie Bolevich led the charge as Struthers would fight back to take set two 25-23.

In the third set, another underclassmen stepped up when Katie Hough made a miraculous dig as the Wildcats were mounting a comeback. Alisa Telega and Farragher kept plenty of possessions alive, and Raegen Filipowicz took over where Petty started. Raegen finished with 3 kills and also 3 blocks. Mooney takes set three 25-16.

With the game on the line, in the game winning set, Sapp and Petty would show their leadership. After a somewhat quiet second and third set, Petty exploded offensively with 7 more kills. She would finish with 14, the game’s highest. Sapp would score two more aces, and Mooney would dominate the fourth set wire to wire, picking up the win 25-13 and 3-1 in total sets.

C.J. CAN DIG IT

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As Mooney prepares to enter tournament play, they’re looking to put together a win streak to finish the 2019 season strong. One of the unquestioned leaders of the Cardinal Mooney volleyball team, C.J. Sapp has put together an incredible body of work. Most recently, Sapp eclipsed the 1000 career digs mark, something she, nor many other Mooney fans have never seen done before.

A multi-sport athlete who leads by example, C.J. personifies everything that Cardinal Mooney wants in their students and athletes.

YSN’s Nate Keiper spoke with C.J. prior to the Cardinals game against Struthers to discuss this volleyball season, and Sapp’s goals for the rest of it.

You can bet that when it comes to volleyball, C.J. CAN DIG IT.

CARDINAL MOONEY COACH’S CORNER (EP. 5) WITH PJ FECKO

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Coming off a tough match up in week four against Akron St. Vincent St. Mary (SVSM), Coach P.J. Fecko and the Cardinals are looking to bounce back and get a win as they travel to Spartan Stadium to take on the Boardman Spartans.

YSN’s General Manager, Steve Leslie, caught up with Coach Fecko this past week to get his outlook on their week five match up, as well as, what Coach Fecko and his staff took away from the SVSM game.

Episode Five of Cardinal Mooney football coach’s corner with P.J. Fecko is LIVE!

 

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RAIDERS & CARDINALS COME TOGETHER FOR GREATER CAUSE

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There was a volleyball match between South Range and Mooney to be played Monday night at Cardinal Mooney high school, but there was something going on much greater than volleyball. On this night rivals came together to fight against childhood cancer. Everyone on each team wore a yellow ribbon during the match to display their unity in fighting against childhood cancer.

There was volleyball to be played, and it was a rematch of a match earlier in the season. The Raiders took the first meeting in four sets at South Range in August 20th. Tonight was a different story. The match was controlled by Mooney early and often. Their defense led by the newest member of the 1,000 dig club, CJ Sapp was relentless. The Raiders could not get any of their attacks to fall to the floor. The Raiders also struggled with their passing tonight. They had trouble getting into system which made it hard to rally against Mooney. Not for the lack of effort though, in each of the three sets played the Raiders made a sizeable rally in the middle of the set. But the Cardinals were up for the task and they never let the Raiders get closer than two. In fact, the only lead the Raiders has all night was a 2-0 lead in to start the third. Mooney swept the Raiders in straight sets to avenge the early season loss. (25-20 25-20 25-19)

Izzy Lamparty led the Raiders offense with 7 kills, also collecting 2 digs. Emily Irons finished with 16 assists, 4 aces, and 2 digs. Reagan Irons finished with 9 digs.

The Raiders get back in action on Tuesday night in Poland.

IRISH DEFENSE SHINES AGAINST MOONEY

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AKRON, OHIO – Through the the last two games, the Fighting Irish of St. Vincent St. Mary high school had forced seven turnovers. And it was that exact defense that paved the way for their win against the 2-1 Mooney Cardinals.

Both teams came out early with similar gameplans, run the football! It’s the staple of any Mooney offense, but the Cardinals struggled mightly in the first half to get anything going. After the Irish took their first offensive possession into the endzone, a touchdown run by running back George Linberger, the Cardinals would go three and out despite very good field position. The second offensive drive for the Irish was ended abruptly when Pat Guerrieri picked off Luke Lindsay in the endzone. Depsite Guerrieri taking the interception all the way back, a penalty negated the return.

The second quarter saw more breathing room for the sophomore running back Zy’ere Rogers, who after the first half had already carried the ball 17 times for 75 yards. Rogers ripped off big run after big run, but a fumble inside the 20 yard line ended the best offensive drive Mooney had all game. St Vincent would tack on another rushing touchdown, this one by Joshua Nickerson, and lead 14-0 at the half.

Challenged by his coaches, Guerrieri came out slinging in the second half. After not completing a pass the game before, Guerrieri would finish with 122 yards passing on 11 of 16 attempts. But this Irish defense has lived through turnovers, and in the second half they started to pile up. Another fumble, and a pick six by Darrian Lewis would seal the deal for Irish. The Irish would finish with 415 yards of total offense, 5 total rushing touchdowns and two sacks. Senior QB Luke Lindsay had 196 through the air and also added 17 yards on the ground.

Mooney will look to rebound next week against bitter rival, the Boardman Spartans, and SVSM will take on Hoban.

CARDINAL MOONEY COACH’S CORNER (EP. 4) WITH PJ FECKO

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Week three saw the Cards travel to Carrick (north side Pittsburgh) and come home with a shutout victory, 48-0. This week, Coach Fecko and the Cardinals will travel to the house that LeBron built as they take on the Irish of Akron St. Vincent St. Mary (SVSM).

The Youngstown legend, Steve Leslie sat down with the head ball coach, PJ Fecko, to discuss the young season so far and what everyone can expect from his Cardinals against “St. V’s” in this episode of Cardinal Mooney football coach’s corner!

 

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