St. Paul trounces Somerville
76-20 for homecoming win
Stewart Frazier, Gonzales Cannon Correspondent
Monday, September 15, 2014
Gonzales Cannon Article | St. Paul Cardinal Football
Shiner St. Paul added another win on the season Friday night in a contest against the Somerville Yeguas. This game was reminiscent of their last home game, in which they ran the ball well and played stellar defense.
St. Paul running back T.J. Bell battles for some yards Friday in the Cardinals’ Homecoming win over Somerville.
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The action opened with Somerville receiving the opening kick and doing little with it. The Cardinal defense came to play and forced them into an early 3 and out. St. Paul wasted no time getting on the board after the Somerville punt as T.J. Bell scored on a 52 yard run. After a successful extra point kick, St. Paul went up 7-0 with 10:14 left to play in the first quarter.
The Yeguas’ next possession looked much the same as the Cardinal defense stopped them at every turn and forced a consecutive three and out. St. Paul’s offense scored again on another big play, this time a 57-yard run by Derek Kapavik. They would complete a pass for a two-point conversion to go up 15-0 with 8:27 remaining in the first.
Somerville’s next offensive possession didn’t yield much success thanks to a relentless Cardinal defense coming up with a big sack on third down. Marco Ynclan returned the Yegua punt for 30 yards, sparking another successful drive for St. Paul that ended with a 13-yard touchdown run by Bell. After a successful extra point attempt, Shiner Catholic went up 22-0 with 4:20 left in the first.
In an unexpected bit of trickery on the kickoff, St. Paul recovered an onside kick after it bounced off of a Yegua player. They scored the next play on a 46- yard pass from Austin Barton to Colton Machart, but missed the extra point, setting the score at 28-0 with 4:11 to go in the first.
St. Paul opted for a conventional kick the next time around, and it paid off as they pinned Somerville deep. The Yeguas were unfazed, however, as they completed a long 82 yard pass play to Danny Reyes down to the 7. Marlin Nutall ran in a score from that distance on the next play. The Yeguas couldn’t handle the snap on the ensuing extra point attempt and missed it, setting the score at 28-6 with 3:27 remaining in the first.
St. Paul answered quickly with a big play as well: another long touchdown run by Bell, this time from 79 yards out. They would miss the extra point, however, leaving the score at 34-6 with 3:03 remaining in the first.
After stopping Somerville yet again, the Cardinal offense picked up where it left off, completing a 28-yard pass to Machart and scoring the next play on 21- yard run by Bell. After a successful extra point attempt, St. Paul found themselves up 41-6 with 9:34 to play until the half.
Shiner Catholic’s defense came up big yet again the next possession, forcing a fumble and recovering it on the 36. At this point in the game, St. Paul began subbing players, and it showed as the offense struggled with a couple of penalty calls. They ultimately broke through, however, on a long run by Jed Janecek. He would score a few plays later from the 6, but they would miss the kick and leave the score at 47-6 at halftime.
The scoring slowed down a bit in the second half, but not by much. The Cardinal offense scored on their opening possession of the half on another Janecek run, this time from 43 yards out. After a missed extra point attempt, the score was set at 53-6 with 11:04 remaining in the third period.
St. Paul’s reserve defense showed much of the same intensity as the starters, forcing Somerville to punt; however, there was some confusion on the return that resulted in the Yeguas recovering. They would drive down the field and ultimately score on a 6-yard run by Marlin Nutall. They kicked an extra point to set the score at 53-13 with 4:32 to play in the third.
St. Paul answered on their next possession with an 80-yard run by Tre’Zell Jenkins-Perry, and after a successful extra point attempt they went up 60-13 with 4:09 left in the quarter. After kicking the ball out of bounds, they attempted and recovered another onside kick. After a few plays, Conor Kresta would run in a score from 27 yards out and after another successful kick, the score was 67-13 with 1:07 remaining in the third.
Somerville put together a good drive on their next offensive possession, but couldn’t capitalize as they turned the ball over on downs in the red zone. They wouldn’t have to wait long for another chance, as their defense forced and recovered a fumble and Nutall scored again on a 32-yard run. The Yeguas kicked an extra point to set the score at 67-20.
St. Paul went with another set of subs on offense, but it didn’t show as they methodically drove down the field on a series of runs that ended with a 2-yard score by Nathan Wagner. The extra point was good, putting the Cards up 74-20.
Somerville’s final possession didn’t turn out well, as a wild snap pinned them close to the goal line and St. Paul’s defense ultimately tackled them in the end zone for a safety. These were the final points of the game, leaving the final score at 76-20.
After the game, Cardinals’ coach Jake Wachsmuth said he believe last week’s tough loss had something to do with his team’s dominant scoring performance: “After a loss like that, you never know how they’ll come out to play, but they practiced all week with intensity, and I think it showed tonight.” He had similar things to say about their defense as well: “We had an opportunity to win it last week and didn’t; they wanted this one and came out fired up.” He was also happy with how his backups played: “We got to sub some in the first, and more in the second, which is good because they got a lot of time. They got to score some touchdowns and got a safety. They practice just as hard as the other guys, so it’s great to see them play.”
GAME STATISTICS:
statistics source: http://gonzalescannon.com/2014/09/15/st-paul-trounces-somerville-76-20-for-homecoming-win/
GAME SUMMARY: Shiner St. Paul 43, Austin Texas School for the Deaf 0 SCORING SUMMARY: 1 2 3 4 F Somerville 6 0 7 7 -- 20 St. Paul 34 13 20 9 -- 76 SCORING DETAILS: First Quarter SP – T.J. Bell 52 run (Austin Barton kick) 10:14 1Q SP - Derek Kapavik 57 run (Marco Ynclan pass from Barton) 8:27 1Q SP - Bell 13 run (Barton kick) 4:20 1Q SP - Colton Marchart 46 pass from Barton (Barton kick) 4:11 1Q S - Isaiah Martinez 82 pass from Isreal Pena ((run failed) 3:27 1Q SP - Bell 79 run (kick failed) 3:03 1Q Second Quarter SP - Bell 21 run (Barton kick) 9:34 2Q SP - Jed Janecek 6 run (kick failed) 7:50 2Q Third Quarter SP - Janecek 43 run (kick failed) 11:04 3Q S - Marlin Nutall 7 run (Daniel Reyes kick) 4:32 3Q SP - Tre’Zell Jenkins-Perry 80 run (Barton kick) 4:07 3Q SP - Conor Kresta 27 run (Barton kick) 1:07 3Q Fourth Quarter S - Nutall 32 run (Reyes kick) 9:08 4Q SP - Nathan Wagner 2 run (Barton kick) 3:02 4Q SP - safety 1:08 4Q TEAM STATISTICS: Somerville St. Paul First downs 4 16 Rushes-yards 37-157 41-619 Passing yards 86 81 Passes 2-11 3-6 Punts-average 1-36.0 6-33.0 Fumbles-lost 2-2 4-3 Penalties-yards 10-85 6-45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: Rushing — Somerville: Marlin Nutall 26-153, Isreal Pena 11-4. St. Paul: T.J.Bell 7-210, Jed Janecek 4-93, Tre’Zell Jenkins-Perry 4-85, Nathan Wagner 10-76, Conor Kresta 7-70, Derek Kapavik 1-57. Passing — Somerville: Pena 2-11-86-0. St. Paul: Barton 3-6-81-0. Receiving — Somerville: Isaiah Martinez 1-82, Cody Johnson 1-4. St. Paul: Colton Machart 2-75, Ryan Geiger 1-6.
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