Saturday, September 20 —  Price Field, 1:00 p.m. 
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Crusher Fall to Trojans:
Despite having more first downs, more yards rushing, and winning the time of possession, Bishop McCort was unable to keep up with Johnstown's quick-strike offense as the Trojans defeated the Crushers 36-7 Saturday night at Point Stadium.

Bishop McCort rushed for 258 yards while holding the Trojans to just 74. The Crushers also had 19 first downs to Johnstown's 11. But, the Trojans were able to score three touchdowns of over 50 yards in the first half to take a commanding lead.

Johnstown quarterback Jeremy Updyke found Kahari Perry for 77-yard and 51-yard touchdown passes for the Trojans first two scores. Later in the first half, A.J. Fisher connected with Kareem Gibson for a 60-yard score, and Updyke added a touchdown pass to Tavis Price just before intermission to 29-0 halftime lead.

The Trojans used four Crusher turnovers, one fumble and three interceptions, to build their lead. After a 1-yard score dive from Fisher, the Crushers finally got on the scoreboard when freshman Carnell Andrews found the endzone from 26 yards out to set the final score at 36-7.
Despite the lopsided score, the Crushers controlled the ball for over 32 minutes and drove the ball deep into Trojan territory numerous times only to have the drives stall or end in turnovers.

Senior running back Marc Smith led the Bishop McCort offense with 151 yards on 23 carries while Andrews added 81 yards on 15 carries. For the season, Smith is averaging 110 yards per game and almost 7 yards per carry.

The Crushers will travel to Westmont Saturday afternoon to take on the Hilltoppers at Price Field.
 


 
The Last Time 10.05.13— Bishop McCort 55, Westmont 20:
Bishop McCort used a big first quarter to jump out to an early lead and never looked back giving the Crushers their first victory of the season, a 55-20 win over visiting Westmont on Homecoming Night at Point Stadium.

Junior Corey Hall returned the opening kickoff into Hilltopper territory, and it didn't take long for the Crusher offense to capitalize. Senior Luke DiFrancesco scored from 17 yards out to put Bishop McCort up 7-0.

Westmont answer right back using an effective running game to drive the ball deep into Crusher territory. Sam Curry ran into the endzone from nine yards out to tie the game 7-7.

Bishop McCort regained the lead on the next possession when freshman quarterback Levi Cook found DiFrancesco for a 40-yard scoring strike. Hall intercepted a Hilltopper pass on the following drive and returned it to the Westmont 10-yard line. Marc Smith scored from a yard out to give the Crushers a 20-7 lead at the end of the opening quarter.

The second quarter brought more success for the Crushers. The Hilltoppers were driving when Jake Burgo came down with another Crusher interception at the Bishop McCort 3-yard line. The Crusher offense then drove 97 yards to add another score when Smith scored his second touchdown.

Bishop McCort added one more touchdown just before halftime. After forcing a Westmont punt, Cook found senior Nemo Trexler for a 48-yard touchdown setting the halftime score at 35-7.

The two teams traded possession to start the second half until DiFrancesco made another big play. He returned a Westmont punt 31 yards inside the Hilltopper 20-yard line. Cook took the next snap 18 yards for another touchdown to give the Crushers a 42-7 lead.

Curry added his second touchdown of the night on the next possession closing the gap to 42-14 at the end of the third quarter. Both teams added touchdowns in the final quarter. Westmont got a score from running back Ian Valente. Bishop McCort got touchdowns on a Jozef Leech pass to Mike Stem and a Leech run setting the final score at 55-20.

DiFrancesco led the Crushers with 228 all-purpose yards for the game. He had 136 rushing yards, 40 receiving yards, and 52 return yards. Along with DiFrancesco, Cook rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown to go with his 109 passing yards and two touchdowns. Trexler was Cook's leading receiver with three catches for 60 yards and a touchdown.
 


 


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