Cardinals rally for win at Pettus
Friday, August 26, 2011
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Pettus struck for four first-half touchdowns, but the Cardinals held them in check in the second half and Martin Kennedy, who finished the game with four TDs, scored on runs of 5 and 6 yards to help St. Paul pull out the win.
Brett Hodges (1) paves the way for Adam Hollenbach (21) during the action between St. Paul and Pettus Friday. The Cardinals won 28-24 to extend their winning streak to 15 games photo by Lori Raabe
Pettus jumped out in front early run runs of 1 yard by Ryan Beck and 2 yards by Hunter Tomlin to take a 12-0 lead. St. Paul responded on a 16-yard TD run by Kennedy, but Tomlin and Beck connected on a 30-yard TD pass to make it 18-7.
Dakota Kresta and Kennedy hooked up on a 63-yard passing TD before a 25-yard run by Casey Jones gave Pettus a 24-14 halftime edge.
A 5-yard run by Kennedy cut the Pettus lead to three in the third period, and the senior scored from six yards out at the 11:49 mark to provide the winning margin.
The Cardinals amassed 543 total yards in the contest. Kresta passed for 276 yards, hitting 14 of 24 tosses, and he also rushed for 85 yards on 20 carries. Adam Hollenbach added 98 yards on 9 carries, while Kennedy rushed for 67 yards and gathered another 105 receiving six passes. Jason Natal also had four catches for 113 yards.
GAME STATISTICS:Pettus St. Paul First Downs 10 22 Rushes-Yards 20-127 41-267 Passing Yards 150 276 Passes 8-16-2 14-25-2 Punts 3-109 1-16 Fumbles-lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-yards 5-35 4-26 SCORING SUMMARY: 1 2 3 4 -- Final St. Paul 0 14 7 7 -- 28 Pettus 6 18 0 0 -- 24 SCORING DETAILS: First Quarter P - Ryan Beck 1 run (kick failed) Second Quarter P - Hunter Tomlin 2 run (kick failed) SP - Martin Kennedy 16 run (Cole Hybner kick). P - Tomlin 30 pass from Beck (kick failed) SP - Kennedy 63 pass from Dakota Kresta (Hybner kick) P - Casey Jones 25 pass from Beck (kick fail) Third Quarter SP - Kennedy 5 run (Hybner kick) Fourth Quarter SP - Kennedy 6 run (Hybner kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: Rushing Pettus, H. Tomlin 9-59, R. Beck 6-31, J. Herrera 5-37. St. Paul, A. Hollenbach 9-98, M. Kennedy 8-67, D. Kresta 20-85, B. Hodges 2-5, D. Barton 2-12. Passing Pettus, R. Beck 8-16-150-2. St. Paul, D. Kresta 14-24-276-1, A. Hollenbach 1-0-0-1. Receiving Pettus, J. Herrera 4-75, H. Tomlin 3-65, C. Jones 1-10. St. Paul, M. Kennedy 6-105, J. Natal 4-113, C. Hybner 3-46, B. Hodges 1-12.
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