The Holy Cross Football team fell 37-45, to the St. Augustine Purple Knights on Thursday, November 5, at Tad Gormley Stadium.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
- St. Augustine opened up the scoring with 9:31 to go in the first quarter.
- Eli Lafrance helped the Tigers equalize with 5:55 remaining in the first quarter of play.
- Lafrance scored his second touchdown of the game with just four seconds remaining to give Holy Cross the 13-7 lead.
- The Purple Knights retook the lead at 14-13 with 11:12 to go in the first half.
- Lafrance collected his third touchdown with 7:43 to go in the first half; Armin Seraji made his second point after attempt to put Holy Cross up 20-14
- With 4:52 to go in the first half, St. Aug regained the lead with a touchdown to hold the 21-20 advantage over the Tigers.
- Seraji nailed a field goal with 1:02 remaining in the second quarter to give Holy Cross a two-point lead.
- St. Aug lead at the end of the half 24-23.
- Holy Cross scored with just under six minutes to go in the third to lead St. Augustine 30-24.
- Garrett Cantrelle caught his first interception of the season with 2:13 to go in the third.
- The Purple knights returned a punt for a touchdown.
- Lafrance scored his fourth touchdown of the night with 1:35 to go in regulation but it wasn't enough as St. Augustine defeated the Tigers 45-37.
The Holy Cross Cross Country team competed in the Region 3-5A Championship on Friday, November 6, at the City Park Cross Country Course. The Tigers totaled 88 points to claim third. Gage Baldassaro led Holy Cross with a third-place individual finish with a time of 16:06.00.
Tiger Times
Gage Baldassaro - 16:06.00*
Landon Menesses - 16:48.25*
Jackson Busch - 16:49.75*
Colin Volpe - 17:01.41
Landon Davis - 17:10.09*
Sebastian DuMouchel - 17:12.50
Nico Thomas Hrzic - 17:29.42*
*PR
Chat with Coach Sines
"I am very satisfied with the effort from the team today said head coach Ben Sines." "It's so exciting to see PR's continuing to happen late in the season. The team is peeking at the right moment, and we are all very much looking forward to the state championship. Congratulations to all the state qualifiers. It's great for the sport to see level of competition that we get to see."
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