Brother Rice (Chicago, Ill.) captured the lead on a touchdown run with 1:00 left in the fourth quarter to beat
St. Rita (Chicago, Ill.) 23-21 on Saturday.
The two teams were tied at 14 heading into halftime. The Crusaders took the lead for good on a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.
The Mustangs'
John Kelley was the standout player for his team. The senior quarterback threw two touchdowns.
The victory will ease some of the sting of Brother Rice's close 21-17 loss to St. Rita last season.
The loss comes after St. Rita defeated Fenwick 38-15 last week. The loss snapped SR's 2-game winning streak.
In a Chicago Catholic - Blue game next week St. Rita (2-2) takes on Providence Catholic, and Brother Rice (3-1) will go up against Mount Carmel also in a Chicago Catholic - Blue game.
This story is based on information MaxPreps obtained from Qwixcore reports. Qwixcore, MaxPreps new live-scoring tool, allows fans to serve other fans by reporting live scores of games from their phones. Occasionally, errors may occur and are usually a result of incorrect data input. For more information on Qwixcore, or to find out how you can Qwixcore your game, please click here.
