Guerin Catholic dropped its Circle City Conference opener at Heritage Christian 18-15 on Friday.
The Golden Eagles got on the board in the first quarter when Justin Zdobylak made a four-yard touchdown run. But Heritage would score one touchdown in each of the next three quarters, getting within 7-6 at halftime, then taking a 12-7 lead after three periods.
Guerin Catholic got the final score of the game, when Sam Miller sent a 48-yard pass to Alex Gibbs, who took it in for a touchdown. Miller then threw a two-point conversion pass to Jack Cherry.
Miller had a solid throwing night, going 17-for-22 and totaling 93 yards. Cherry had six catches, Gibbs collected five receptions and Ryan Glenn made five catches. Zdobylak totaled 51 yards rushing.
The Golden Eagles are 1-2 and continue conference play next Friday at Brebeuf Jesuit.
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 18, GUERIN CATHOLIC 15
Score by Quarters
Guerin Catholic 7 0 0 8 – 15
Heritage Christian 0 6 6 6 – 18
Team Stats GC HC
First Downs 12 18
By Rush 6 9
By Pass 5 8
By Penalty 1 1
Rushes-Yards 18-82 40-152
Yards Passing 207 190
Comp-Att-Int-TD 19-26-0-1 17-23-0-0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-43 5-29
Punts-Average 4-41.8 4-29.5
Guerin Catholic Scoring
First Quarter
Justin Zdobylak 4-yard run (kick good)
Fourth Quarter
Alex Gibbs 48-yard pass from Sam Miller (Jack Cherry pass from Miller)
Guerin Catholic individual stats
Rushing: Zdobylak 10-51, Miller 3-30, Ryan Zimmerman 1-4, Max Nickell 1-2, Luke Moody 1-minus 2, team 2-minus 3.
Passing: Miller 17-22-193, Zimmerman 2-4-14.
Receiving: Cherry 6-33, Gibbs 5-115, Ryan Glenn 5-36, Liam Miller 3-23.