Guerin Catholic dropped a Circle City Conference game to Brebeuf Jesuit on Friday, with the Braves pulling away in the second and third quarters to win 41-10 at the Eagles Nest.
The two teams traded field goals in the first part of the opening quarter, with Nathan Friedman nailing a 25-yard kick for the Class 3A No. 7 Golden Eagles. But Class 3A No. 5 Brebeuf scored a late touchdown to take a 10-3 lead.
The Braves’ Gabe Wright then took a punt return 55 yards on the first play of the second period, putting his team up 17-3. Guerin answered with a solid drive that ended with Christian Gelov throwing a 7-yard touchdown pass to Bernie McGuinness. Friedman made the extra point kick.
At that point, the Golden Eagles only trailed 17-10. But the Braves scored two more touchdowns in the half to go up 31-10, then added another touchdown and field goal in the third period.
Gelov finished the game completing 14 of 37 passes for 133 yards, with McGuinness catching seven passes for 58 yards. Jagger Albert led GC’s rushing with 40 yards.
The Golden Eagles are now 0-2 in conference play and 5-3 overall. Guerin Catholic hosts Roncalli next Friday to finish both its conference and regular-season schedule.
Guerin Catholic’s Christian Gelov (11) hands the ball off to Patrick Hagel (19) during the Golden Eagles’ game with Brebeuf Jesuit Friday at the Eagles Nest. (Kent Graham)