St. Francis had to kick off their season on the road on Saturday, but they showed no ill effects. They secured a 23-17 W over the Benedictine Bengals. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked ninth in New York, while the Bengals are ranked 114th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for St. Francis came from Damone Allen, Edward Gauthier Iii, and Landon Welka.
St. Francis' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Evan Noecker, Tucker Jobe, and William Hanson picked up one apiece. Hanson also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Having lost for the first time this season, Benedictine fell to 2-1.
St. Francis will head out on the road to square off against Ironton at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Benedictine, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Strongsville at 7:00 p.m.
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