Game recap: Strong rushing attack provided by Carley and Schneider as St. Patrick bests Tekonsha

By Staff Report Oct 6, 2012, 6:10pm

Game recap

John Carley ran for two touchdowns and Jake Schneider added three as well as St. Patrick (Portland, Mich.) beat Tekonsha (Mich.) 61-20 on Saturday.

After taking the lead on a Schneider touchdown run in the first quarter, the Shamrocks led 49-6 at the half.

St. Patrick expanded its lead to 55 points entering the fourth quarter. SP scored two times in the third, including once on a Kyle Schrauben touchdown run.

The Portland school put up 42 points in the first quarter en route to the win. The Shamrocks scored on a touchdown run by Schneider, a Collin Lay touchdown run, a Lay touchdown pass to John Pline, a touchdown run by Carley, a Schneider touchdown run and a touchdown run by Carley in the quarter.



The defeat comes as a step back for Tekonsha, which notched a 28-26 victory over Burr Oak in its previous outing.

In a Southern Michigan (8 Man) game next week St. Patrick (7-0) takes on Burr Oak, and Tekonsha (1-6) will go up against Waldron also in a Southern Michigan (8 Man) game.

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