Football Recap: Lake Catholic Piles Up the Points Against Buchtel

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Previous 3 Games

09/06/25 - Home	36-6 W
09/02/23 - Away	27-13 W
09/03/22 - Home	21-7 W

Lake Catholic won the last time they faced Buchtel and things went their way on Saturday too. The Cougars blew past the Griffins, posting a 36-6 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Cougars just coasted through the last quarter.

The critical scores for Lake Catholic came from Michael Valentino, Peter Malchesky, Marty Loncar, and Danny Zmorowski.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Lake Catholic proved: they limited Buchtel to a paltry 0.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Loncar for the heroic effort on defense: he. Lake Catholic's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 2.7.

Special teams played a big role in the game for Lake Catholic, adding 16 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Loncar, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.

Despite the loss, Buchtel still got an impressive performance from Terrell Hall, who picked up 102 receiving yards and one score. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 57 yards.

The victory made it two in a row for Lake Catholic and bumps their season record up to 2-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.5 points over those games. As for Buchtel, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Looking ahead, Lake Catholic is taking a road trip to face off against Gilmour Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Buchtel, they will venture away from home to take on Kenston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.