Nordonia gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They breezed past the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish to the tune of 42-0. The Knights pushed the score to 34-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Fighting Irish had no chance of recovering from.
Steven Fakult
| 08/22/25 vs St. Vincent-St. Mary | 127 |
| 09/13/24 @ Solon | 43 |
| 10/18/24 @ Stow-Munroe Falls | 8 |
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| 10/25/24 vs Brecksville-Broadview Heights | 5 |
Steven Fakult was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 127 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 44 yards and one score. Those 127 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Jamison Elerick made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Nordonia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Nordonia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Elerick and Dominick Jackson. Elerick got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Nordonia has already played their next game, a 39-7 win against East on the 29th. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 36-0 defeat against Perry on the 29th.
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