Guerin Catholic came close to knocking off Bishop Chatard on Friday, before falling in a tough Circle City Conference game 31-30 at the Trojans’ field.
The Golden Eagles led 17-10 at halftime. Jack Cherry had an outstanding first half, catching a 75-yard touchdown pass from Malcolm Houze, then punching the ball in from the one-yard line.
Chatard came back in the third period to lead 24-17 and got the first touchdown of the fourth quarter to lead 31-17. Houze and Cherry teamed up again on a four-yard scoring pass, and GC was within 31-24. Evan Guenthner was 4-of-4 on extra-point kicks and also had a second-quarter field goal.
The Golden Eagles scored again late in the fourth quarter. Houze threw a pass to Will Fremion, who took it in 44 yards to score. Guerin Catholic went for a two-point conversion, but it didn’t go.
Houze had a great game, going 19-of-37 for 281 yards. Both Fremion and Cherry had seven receptions, with Fremion gaining 129 yards and Cherry totaling 120 yards.
The Golden Eagles finished conference play 0-3 and are 3-3 overall. Guerin Catholic hosts Northview next Friday.
BISHOP CHATARD 31, GUERIN CATHOLIC 30
Score by Quarters
Guerin Catholic 14 3 0 13 – 30
Bishop Chatard 10 0 14 7 – 31
Team Stats GC BC
First Downs 14 24
By Rush 2 10
By Pass 9 13
By Penalty 3 1
Rushes-Yards 16-50 44-251
Yards Passing 281 207
Comp-Att-Int-TD 19-37-0-3 21-29-1-2
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-28 13-131
Punts-Average 0-0.0 0-0.0
Guerin Catholic Scoring
First Quarter
Jack Cherry 75-yard pass from Malcolm Houze (Evan Guenthner kick)
Cherry 1-yard run (Guenthner kick)
Second Quarter
Guenthner field goal (distance n/a)
Fourth Quarter
Cherry 4-yard pass from Houze (Guenthner kick)
Will Fremion 44-yard pass from Houze (conversion attempt failed)
Guerin Catholic individual stats
Rushing: Justin Zdobylak 11-29, Houze 1-13, Cooper Navarro 1-13, Cherry 1-1.
Passing: Houze 19-37-281.
Receiving: Fremion 7-129, Cherry 7-120, Liam Miller 3-19, Cler Hayden 1-14, Navarro 1-minus 1.