Elyria Catholic fell victim to Padua Franciscan and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Padua Franciscan Bruins, falling 21-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Bruins are ranked 158th).
Darrell Shumpert threw for 224 yards on 18 of 31 attempts.
Connor Petrus was his top target, picking up 63 receiving yards. On the ground,
Juelz Martin rushed for 49 yards.
Roderick Love had an outrageously good game for Padua Franciscan as he rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 104 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Nick Barker, who rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown.
Elyria Catholic dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Padua Franciscan, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Elyria Catholic didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 28-22 win against St. Vincent-St. Mary on the 27th. Padua Franciscan has also already played their next contest, a 35-28 victory against North Royalton on the 27th.
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