Blanche Ely and St. Thomas Aquinas squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Blanche Ely had to settle for second. They lost 53-32 to the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders. Despite 342 more yards than the Raiders, the Tigers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Blanche Ely still got an impressive performance from Shawn Paschall, who rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 75 receiving yards. Paschall really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run. Blanche Ely also got help from Michael Warren III, who showed off his sure hands for 90 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Blanche Ely was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 440 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
St. Thomas Aquinas' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Andrew Indorf led the charge by rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 152 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Cedric Wyche Ll was another key player, rushing for 58 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Blanche Ely's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Blanche Ely does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they will face off against Atlantic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas Aquinas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.9 points per game this season.
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