After high-scoring first half, penalties turn WCAL matchup into slow, sloppy contest
MOUNTAIN VIEW — The first half between St. Francis and Sacred Heart Cathedral had all the makings of a classic shootout: both teams throwing deep balls and cashing them in for five highlight-reel touchdowns.
After an incompletion on first down, the Irish were called for a hold in the backfield on second down, then had another flag thrown for unsportsmanlike conduct — turning second-and-10 into second-and-41. After another incompletion, the Irish were whistled for another unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after a third down screen pass went for 13 yards, pushing them back again to fourth-and-43.Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Jerry Mixon Jr.
Evans said he was proud of his team for heading to a “hostile environment” like St. Francis and their Rage Cage and continuing to fight, despite all of the penalties. And, at least in the first half, the fans in that Rage Cage got to see some fireworks on the field. And the senior was throwing nothing short, either. All three of his second-quarter touchdown passes were floated balls that his receivers ran under. First, a 19-yard fade from the left hash mark to Andrew Adkison in the back-right corner of the end zone with 10:11 left.
“We just made a lot of bonehead mistakes that cost us in the first half that kind of hurt us,” Evans said. “We knew we had a great gameplan to beat them. That’s why it’s just so frustrating, at this point.”
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