Football Recap: Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders vs. Garden Spot Spartans
Notre Dame-Green Pond gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They came out on top against the Garden Spot Spartans by a score of 71-64.
Matt Bodnar went supernova for Notre Dame-Green Pond, throwing for 604 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 75.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown. Jonathan Striba was another key player, picking up 134 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Aaron Gordon, Austin Casal, and Kalet Wilson picked up one apiece. Gordon also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Notre Dame-Green Pond was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 748 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Garden Spot only gained 586.
When it comes to explaining why Garden Spot lost, don't look at AJ Hurst. Despite the final result, he threw for 462 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per attempt. Jace Conrad was Hurst's top target, picking up 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Notre Dame-Green Pond will take on Salisbury Township at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Garden Spot, they will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Lebanon on Friday.
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