Football Recap: Ursuline Fighting Irish vs. Chaney Cowboys
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ursuline had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 44-14 victory over the Chaney Cowboys. The Fighting Irish's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Dc Ferrell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 133 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Joe Balog was another key player, gaining 95 total yards and a touchdown.
Ursuline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Ursuline's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Karter Rudzik and Drake Campbell, who racked up four sacks between them.
The win (which was Ursuline's tenth in a row) raised their record to 10-1. As for Chaney, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Ursuline will stay at home for another week and welcome Villa Angela-St. Joseph at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Villa Angela-St. Joseph will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. Chaney does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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