Joseph Natal ran for 177 yards and five touchdowns as St. Paul ravaged Legacy Prep 48-14 Friday night ( November 16, 2018 ) at home in the first round of the TAPPS Division IV playoffs.
Head coach Jake Wachsmuth said the Cardinals had probably their best game of the season so far. “It was our most complete game of the year,” he said. “We played with great effort and controlled the line of scrimmage.”
Natal scored on a 3-yard run at the 3:20 mark of the first quarter and Legacy Prep answered with a 75-yard run by Sam Bargainer to help tie the game at 7-7.
The Cardinals then blew the game open 28-7 in the second frame with touchdown runs of 4, 22, and 8-yards by Natal. Natal scored his fifth early in the third frame on a 3-yard run.
Legacy Prep’s Sam Granack ran back a fumble 75 yards to get Legacy Prep 34-14 with 9:38 left in the game.
St. Paul completed the job with a pair of touchdowns in the final eight and half minutes — a 46-run by Zak Johnson (8:22) and an 11-yard run by Carson Reese (1:33).
Each team punted only once and St. Paul won the turnover battle by recovering three fumbles and giving up two fumbles.
The Cardinals will play Beaumont Legacy in the next round at 7 p.m. Friday ( November 23, 2018 ) at Woodlands Legacy Prep.
GAME STATISTICSSt. Paul 48 Legacy Prep 14 November 16, 2018, 7:30 p.m. Comanche Stadium, Shiner SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F Legacy Prep 7 0 0 7 -- 14 Shiner St. Paul 7 21 6 14 -- 48 SCORING DETAILS: SSP - Joseph Natal 3 run (Sam Benes kick), 3:20 1Q. LP - Sam Bargainer 75 run (Jack Granack kick), 3:05 1Q. SSP - Natal 4 run ( Benes kick), 11:55 2Q. SSP - Natal 22 run (Benes kick), 9:33 2Q. SSP - Natal 8 run (Benes kick), 0:34 2Q. SSP - Natal 3 run (kick failed), 11:13 3Q. LP - Sam Granack 75 fumble return (Jack Granack kick), 9:38 4Q. SSP - Zak Johnson 46 run (Benes kick), 8:22 4Q. SSP - Carson Reese 11 run (Benes kick), 1:33 4Q. TEAM STATISTICS: Legacy Prep St. Paul First downs 15 20 Rushes-yards 29-247 37-364 Passing yards 123 59 Passes 12-24 3-7 Penalties-yards 10-78 3-10 Fumbles-lost 5-3 2-2 Punts-aver 1-51.0 1-42.0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: Rushing LP: Sam Bargainer 16-163, Justin Goldman 5-52, Jack Granack 6-21, Haydan Crowder 1-8, Noah Lightman 1-3. SSP: Joseph Natal 15-177, Zak Johnson 4-60, Carson Reese 10-48, Noah Boedeker 5-45, Kai Giese 3-34. Passing LP: Jake Granack 11-20-0-116, Goldman 1-4-0-7. SSP: Giese 3-7-0-59. Receiving LP: Crownder 8-86, Bargainer 2-23, Carson McDonald 2-14. SSP: Boedeker 2-42, Dalton Jahn 1-17.
Mark Lube is the sports editor for the Shiner Gazette. Contact him at 361-594-3346 or shinersports@sbcglobal.net |