Sutherland with another fine game for the Irish
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Sunday, September 20, 2015 | BataviasBest.org
In a battle of the unbeaten yesterday afternoon, the Notre Dame Football team moved to 3-0 with a big win over the previously unbeaten Elba/Byron-Bergen Lancers. A game that started slow, finished fast for the Irish – who walked away with the 29-8 victory.
Here is a brief scoring summary:
11:54 – 2nd Quarter: Jack Sutherland scores for Notre Dame from six yards out. PAT from Larry Infantino is good (7-0 ND)
3:06 – 2nd Quarter: Elba’s Richard Flores crosses the goal line on a 36-yard reception from John Hochmuth. Two-point conversion run in by Robert Stevens (8-7 Elba/B-B)
1:51 – 2nd Quarter: Jack Sutherland scampers 55 yards for the Irish in order to score his second touchdown of the day, and regain the lead for his team. Two-point conversion from Logsdon-Sutherland was successful (15-8 ND)
10:10 – 3rd Quarter: Peter Daversa runs it in for Notre Dame from about 11 yards out. PAT from Infantino was good (22-8 ND)
7:15 – 4th Quarter: Jack Sutherland with another long touchdown run, this time of 61 yards. PAT from Infantino was good (29-8) – FINAL
All in all, this game was dominated by the Irish who, despite falling behind 8-7 for a very short time during the first half, stifled Elba/B-B on both sides of the ball for the duration of the contest on Saturday. Final stats for Elba/B-B offensively (according to Notre Dame stat department):
Total Offense: 111 yards (Passing 78; Rushing 33)
Punts: 7
First Downs: 6
Third Down Conversions/Attempts: 4/15 (Irish were 1/9)
As you can see, the Lancers found offensive consistency extremely difficult to come by on Saturday afternoon and fell to the Irish as a result. On the other hand, Notre Dame found a way to work through early struggles against a stout Elba/B-B defense, and come out on the other side victorious. Final stats for Notre Dame:
Total Offense: 285 yards
First Downs: 12
Punts: 4
Yards Per Play: 6.6 (Lancers finished with 2.6 ypp)
Leading the way for the Irish was once again Jack Sutherland, who amassed 205 yards on the ground on 22 totes (a 9.3 avg.), while also crossing the goal line 3 times for scores. Peter Daversa also had a fine game on the ground for ND – totaling 47 yards on 7 carries and a touch. Defensively, Ethan Osbourne filled up the stat sheet for Notre Dame with 5 tackles (3 of which went for a loss), and a sack to boot.
For Elba/B-B in defeat, Richard Flores ran for 42 yards on 13 carries, as well as making one reception for a 36-yard touchdown from John Hochmuth. Defensively for the Lancers, Andrew Gottler totaled 7 tackles (1 for a loss).
Next up for Elba/Byron-Bergen (2-1) will be another tough matchup, this time on the road vs Oakfield (2-1). For Notre Dame (3-0), they will host Pembroke (0-3) in Week 4.
For a complete photo gallery from yesterday’s game – click here.
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