Guerin Catholic dropped its regular-season and Circle City Conference finale to Roncalli 20-10 Friday at the Eagles Nest.
The Rebels steadily took control of the game, leading 14-0 at halftime and 20-0 after three quarters. The Class 3A No. 10 Golden Eagles got on the board 19 seconds into the fourth period with a safety.
A couple minutes later, Patrick Hagel caught a 19-yard pass from Christian Gelov, then Gelov threw a conversion pass to Jagger Albert. That cut Roncalli’s lead to 10, but the Rebels were able to hang on.
Gelov completed 7 of 24 passes for 113 yards; Hagel had four of those receptions for 82 yards plus the touchdown. Albert led the way on the ground with 58 rushing yards.
Guerin Catholic finished conference play 0-3 and the regular season 5-4. The Golden Eagles will play their third consecutive game at home next week, this time in the first round of 3A Sectional 26. Guerin welcomes Crawfordsville to the Eagles Nest next Friday.
Guerin Catholic managers and players try to keep warm during Friday’s game with Roncalli at the Eagles Nest. (Richie Hall)