Ryan Fallon threw for 340 yards and four touchdowns, lifting
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) to a 42-27 nonleague win over
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) in a battle of Ohio powers on Saturday.
St. Edward quarterback Ryan Fallon
threw for 340 yards and four TDs.
Photo by Scott Seighman
According to
Cincinnati Enquirer, speedy receivers
Quincy Jones and
Anthony Young hauled in passes for more than 100 yards and touchdowns. Jones caught three of Fallon's four touchdown passes.
Kenny Butler added three touchdowns himself in the decisive victory.
St. Edward improved to 7-2 while Moeller dropped to 7-2.
It was the second straight loss for Moeller, following a 26-24 loss to Indiana power Cathedral.
Fallon, a junior, completed 18 of 23, including a 61-yard to Jones that set up a 5-yard touchdown by Butler that tied the score at 7-7 in the first quarter. Moeller had taken a 7-0 edge on a 2-yard run by
Keith Watkins II, a junior.
Kenny Butler scored three touchdowns
for the home team.
Photo by Scott Seighman
After Moeller took a 13-7 lead, St. Edward struck again, this time on a 30-yard touchdown pass to Young, giving the home team the lead for good, 14-13.
The Fallon to Young connection hooked up again on a 53-yard touchdown, making it 21-13 early in the third quarter.
"The guys up front gave me a lot of protection so I could find the open receiver," Fallon told the Enquirer. "Once I put the ball where it needed to go, those guys did the rest."
St. Edward, led by defensive lineman
Greg Kuhar, harassed quarterback
Spencer Iacovone all game.
Photo by Scott Seighman
Before halftime, St. Edward increased its lead to 28-13 on Butler's second touchdown run, a 3-yarder. Butler was inserted into the starting lineup only because Dwayne Aaron was injured.
Fallon and Young hooked up a third time, this time on a 68-yard touchdown, putting St. Edward in complete command.
Moeller quarterback
Spencer Iacovone was under heavy duress most of the day, but did complete a pair of touchdown passes to
Monty Madaris.
