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Marian Catholic Nativity BVM

Green Wave

The Nativity BVM (Pottsville, PA) varsity football team lost Saturday's home conference game against Marian Catholic (Tamaqua, PA) by a score of 12-6.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Marian Catholic	6	6	0	0	12
Nativity BVM	0	0	6	0	6

Final score provided by M. Keip.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Marian Catholic (23-24)		Nativity BVM (23-24)
61	Total Plays	54
12	First Downs	10
6	Penalties	4
40	Penalty Yards	46
26:00	Possession Time	22:00

Game Stats

Nativity BVM (23-24)

Marian Catholic

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	15	78	.467	11.1	0	0	18	62.6
16	Bruce Hopeck (Sr)	7	15	78	.467	11.1	0	0	18	62.6

Nativity BVM

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	5	14	63	.357	12.6	0	1	31	20.8
0	Ben Kreitzer (Jr)	5	14	63	.357	12.6	0	1	31	20.8

Marian Catholic

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	39	74	1.9	13	2
16	Bruce Hopeck (Sr)	2	3	1.5	2
22	Brandon Klitsch (Sr)	2	-1	-0.5	-2
23	Jayden Fermin (Sr)	9	18	2.0	7
35	Rory Dixon (Fr)	18	62	3.4	12	1
50	Jesse Rodino (Sr)	4	12	3.0	13	1
	M. Colts Team (Sr)	4	-20	-5.0

Nativity BVM

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	34	102	3.0	49		1
0	Ben Kreitzer (Jr)	3	-5	-1.7	0	0	0
1	Nolan Ferhat (Sr)	5	11	2.2	7	0	0
21	John Borrell (Sr)	10	22	2.2	19	0	0
31	Samuel Spolski (Jr)	16	74	4.6	23	0	1

Marian Catholic

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	7	78	11.1	18	0
10	Michael Gelatko (Jr)	1	17	17.0	17
12	Nova Mcguire (Sr)	1	8	8.0	8
22	Brandon Klitsch (Sr)	1	18	18.0	18
23	Jayden Fermin (Sr)	2	22	11.0	13
50	Jesse Rodino (Sr)	2	13	6.5	9	0

Nativity BVM

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	4	52	13.0	42
1	Nolan Ferhat (Sr)	1	31	31.0	31
5	Noah Dolbin (Jr)	2	21	10.5	11
31	Samuel Spolski (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0

Marian Catholic

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum
	Team Totals	4
16	Bruce Hopeck (Sr)	2
22	Brandon Klitsch (Sr)	1
50	Jesse Rodino (Sr)	1

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Nativity BVM has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Marian Catholic

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	74	78	24	11	1	188
2	M. Silliman (Sr)			11	3	1	15
10	Michael Gelatko (Jr)		17			0	17
12	Nova Mcguire (Sr)		8				8
16	Bruce Hopeck (Sr)	3					3
22	Brandon Klitsch (Sr)	-1	18		8	0	25
23	Jayden Fermin (Sr)	18	22				40
35	Rory Dixon (Fr)	62		13			75
50	Jesse Rodino (Sr)	12	13			0	25
	M. Colts Team (Sr)	-20					-20

Nativity BVM

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	102	52	25	0	179
0	Ben Kreitzer (Jr)	-5				-5
1	Nolan Ferhat (Sr)	11	31			42
5	Noah Dolbin (Jr)		21	25	0	46
21	John Borrell (Sr)	22				22
31	Samuel Spolski (Jr)	74	0			74

Marian Catholic

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	74	78	78	152
10	Michael Gelatko (Jr)			17	17
12	Nova Mcguire (Sr)			8	8
16	Bruce Hopeck (Sr)	3	78		81
22	Brandon Klitsch (Sr)	-1		18	17
23	Jayden Fermin (Sr)	18		22	40
35	Rory Dixon (Fr)	62			62
50	Jesse Rodino (Sr)	12		13	25
	M. Colts Team (Sr)	-20			-20

Nativity BVM

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	102	63	52	165
0	Ben Kreitzer (Jr)	-5	63		58
1	Nolan Ferhat (Sr)	11		31	42
5	Noah Dolbin (Jr)			21	21
21	John Borrell (Sr)	22			22
31	Samuel Spolski (Jr)	74		0	74

Marian Catholic

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	25	51	76	10.0
2	M. Silliman (Sr)	1	2	3	.0
9	Dylan Zullo (Sr)	5	5	10	1.0
10	Michael Gelatko (Jr)	3	8	11	3.0
12	Nova Mcguire (Sr)	5	5	10	1.0
14	H. Sartori (So)	1	0	1
22	Brandon Klitsch (Sr)	0	2	2	.0
33	Charles Hower (Jr)	0	1	1	.0
33	Charlie Hower (Jr)	1	4	5	1.0
35	Rory Dixon (Fr)	1	3	4	.0
50	Jesse Rodino (Sr)	1	7	8	2.0
59	James Rodino (Sr)	1	7	8	1.0
64	Mason Soult (Jr)	0	1	1	.0
71	Zachery Holt (Jr)	3	0	3	.0
73	Aidan Milkovits (Jr)	2	5	7	1.0
75	Julian Hermany (Jr)	1	0	1	.0
24/43	Gio Flemming (Jr)	0	1	1	.0

Nativity BVM

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	29	68	97	3.0
1	Nolan Ferhat (Sr)	0	3	3	.0
4	Colt Mason (So)		1	1
5	Noah Dolbin (Jr)	5	10	15	.0
6	Sam Walborn (Jr)	2	5	7	.0
11	Gavin Frie (Jr)	2	6	8	.0
15	Aidan Becker (So)		1	1
17	Evan Ritter (So)	2	0	2	.0
21	John Borrell (Sr)	1	4	5
31	Samuel Spolski (Jr)	5	12	17	.0
32	Drew Seaman (Jr)	4	1	5	1.0
54	Kevin Kanute		1	1
55	George Shimko (So)	3	7	10	1.0
56	Barry Jenkins (Jr)	3	8	11	.0
58	J. Rosenberger (Sr)	2	6	8	1.0
79	M. Allen kimmel (Jr)	0	3	3	.0

Marian Catholic

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	2	3
10	Michael Gelatko (Jr)	1.0	2	0
50	Jesse Rodino (Sr)	.0	0	2
71	Zachery Holt (Jr)	.0	0	1

Nativity BVM

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	0
55	George Shimko (So)	1.0	0

Marian Catholic

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0	4	3	1	2	0	0
2	M. Silliman (Sr)	1	1	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0
10	Michael Gelatko (Jr)	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0
22	Brandon Klitsch (Sr)	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0
50	Jesse Rodino (Sr)	0	0		0	1	1	1	0	0
71	Zachery Holt (Jr)	0	0		1
24/43	Gio Flemming (Jr)	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	0

Defensive Statistics

Nativity BVM has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Marian Catholic

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	3	100	33.3	45	0
10	Michael Gelatko (Jr)	3	100	33.3	45	0

Kickoffs

Nativity BVM has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Marian Catholic

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	5	179	35.8	35	1
10	Michael Gelatko (Jr)	5	179	35.8	35	1

Nativity BVM

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	89	29.7	41	1
5	Noah Dolbin (Jr)	3	89	29.7	41	1

Marian Catholic

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	24	12.0	13	2	11	5.5	8	0	35
2	M. Silliman (Sr)	1	11	11.0	11	1	3	3.0	3	0	14
22	Brandon Klitsch (Sr)					1	8	8.0	8	0	8
35	Rory Dixon (Fr)	1	13	13.0	13						13

Nativity BVM

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	25	25.0	25	1	0	0.0	0	0	25
5	Noah Dolbin (Jr)	1	25	25.0	25	1	0	0.0	0	0	25

Marian Catholic

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12	0	12
35	Rory Dixon (Fr)	1	6		6
50	Jesse Rodino (Sr)	1	6		6

Nativity BVM

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6	0	0		6
31	Samuel Spolski (Jr)	1	6	0	0		6

Marian Catholic

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	0	1	.0					0
4	Caden Kash (Sr)	0	1	.0					0

PATs and Field Goals

Nativity BVM has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Marian Catholic

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	2	0	0	0	0	2
35	Rory Dixon (Fr)	1	0	0	0	0	1
50	Jesse Rodino (Sr)	1					1

Nativity BVM

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1	0			0	0	1
31	Samuel Spolski (Jr)	1	0					1

Marian Catholic's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Nativity BVM's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Football - Nativity BVM tipped by Marian Catholic

September 23, 2023: Pottsville, PA 17901

The Nativity BVM Green Wave football team (Pottsville, PA), was tipped 12-6 in Saturday's league challenge with the visiting Marian Catholic (Tamaqua, PA)

The (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Mahanoy Area (Mahanoy City, PA). The Golden Bears go into the Colonial-Schuylkill - Blue outing with a 1-4 record. In their last outing, Mahanoy Area was edged by Riverside (Taylor, PA), 49-28, in a non-league outing.

With the loss, Nativity BVM moves to 3-2 on the season. The Green wave travel to Williams Valley (Tower City, PA) to encounter the Vikings in a Colonial-Schuylkill - Blue outing on Friday, September 29. The Vikings come into the test with a record of 3-2. Williams Valley lost 24-7 in their recent non-league test against Loyalsock Township (Williamsport, PA)

Players of the Game

Marian Catholic (23-24)

Congratulations to #50 Jesse Rodino (overall), #35 Rory Dixon (offensive), #2 Michael Silliman (defensive) and #10 Michael Gelatko (special teams) for being selected the Marian Catholic Football Players of the Game.

Nativity BVM (23-24)

Nativity BVM has not selected any Players of the Game.

MCHS @ Nativity BVM Football Game Info

Sat., Sep. 23, 2023 @ 5p

North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School

The Nativity BVM (Pottsville, PA) varsity football team lost Saturday's home conference game against Marian Catholic (Tamaqua, PA) by a score of 12-6.

Rankings & Records

Marian Catholic (23-24)

PA	Class
336	23

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
7-5	4-2	5-2	2-2	0-1	.583	.667	228	165

Nativity BVM (23-24)

PA	Class
409	39

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
5-6	2-3	4-3	1-3	.455	.400	257	269

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Marian Catholic	7.1	4.9	2.8	4.6	19.0
Nativity BVM	6.4	6.4	3.4	2.9	23.4

Team Stat Comparison

Marian Catholic		Nativity BVM
149.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	157.6
113.7	Passing Yards Per Game	96.9
113.7	Receiving Yards Per Game	95.8
263.0	Total Yards Per Game	254.5
84.8	Tackles Per Game	49.1
2.5	Sacks Per Game	0.2
19.0	Points Per Game	17.6
13	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Marian Catholic		Nativity BVM	National Avg.
#35 Rory Dixon83.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	#31 Samuel Spolski73.5	20.6
#16 Bruce Hopeck113.7	Passing Yards Per Game	#0 Ben Kreitzer96.6	50.5
#10 Michael Gelatko31.8	Receiving Yards Per Game	#2 Michael Stank110.0	17.5
#16 Bruce Hopeck112.5	Total Yards Per Game	#2 Michael Stank110.0	36.9
#9 Dylan Zullo10.4	Tackles Per Game	#31 Samuel Spolski8.8	2.7
#50 Jesse Rodino0.9	Sacks Per Game	#17 Evan Ritter0.1	0.2
#23 Jayden Fermin6.0	Points Per Game	#31 Samuel Spolski8.3	2.1
#73 Aidan Milkovits5	Pancake Blocks	-	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Marian Catholic	4-4		Nativity BVM	2-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/25/23	Schuylkill Haven	Marian Catholic	(W) 27-0	9/2/23	Schuylkill Haven	Nativity BVM	(L) 40-6
9/1/23	Minersville	Marian Catholic	(L) 41-39	10/27/23	Nativity BVM	Minersville	(L) 42-12
11/10/23	Minersville	Marian Catholic	(L) 28-12	11/3/23	Nativity BVM	Minersville	(L) 19-13
9/30/23	Mahanoy Area	Marian Catholic	(W) 21-13	10/21/23	Mahanoy Area	Nativity BVM	(L) 28-21
10/6/23	Marian Catholic	Shenandoah Valley	(W) 30-0	10/13/23	Shenandoah Valley	Nativity BVM	(W) 32-19
10/13/23	Williams Valley	Marian Catholic	(L) 13-6	9/29/23	Nativity BVM	Williams Valley	(L) 35-28
10/20/23	Marian Catholic	Tri-Valley	(L) 16-6	10/6/23	Nativity BVM	Tri-Valley	(W) 30-27
11/3/23	Tri-Valley	Marian Catholic	(W) 14-6

Record Breakdown

Marian Catholic (23-24)		Nativity BVM (23-24)
7-5	Overall	5-6
4-2	League	2-3
3-2	Non-League	3-2
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
4-4	Common Opponent	2-5
5-2	Home	4-3
2-2	Away	1-3
0-1	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-1
7-5	In-State	5-6
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0