Saturday, October 24 —  Mansion Park, 7:00 p.m. 

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Last Meeting: 10-18-14; Bishop Guilfoyle won, 49-0
All-Time Series: Bishop McCort leads, 36-24-3
LHAC Series: Bishop McCort leads, 4-2-1
Post-Season Series: N/A


The Last Time:
Bishop Guilfoyle jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as they defeated the Crushers 49-0 on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Point Stadium

Bishop McCort's offense was unable to get on track all game as the Crushers were held to just 35 yards of total offense for the night.

The Marauders started quickly as Sam McCloskey took the handoff on the first play of the game and raced 62 yards to the Crusher three-yard line. McCloskey scored the game's first touchdown two plays later to give Bishop Guilfoyle a 7-0 lead.

The Crushers were forced to punt on their initial possession, and Bishop Guilfoyle quickly added to the lead as Brandon Chadbourn found Aaron Yasulitis for a 75-yard touchdown pass on first down.

Bishop McCort was again forced to punt on the following possession, and McCloskey returned the punt 51 yards for a touchdown to make it 21-0 midway through the opening quarter.

McCloskey added his third and fourth touchdowns of the game in the second quarter on a 1-yard scoring plunge and 56-yard dash. Chadbourn also added two more touchdown passes in the second quarter with a 5-yard completion to Matt Gormley and a 17-yard hookup with McCloskey.

McCloskey finished the game with 144 yards on nine carries, two catches for 25 yards, two punt returns for 54 yards, and five total touchdowns. Chadbourn completed 7-12 passes for 148 yards and three touchdowns. Neither played in the second half.

The Marauders took a 49-0 lead into halftime while gaining 327 yards of total offense and forcing six Crusher punts. 


Week 7 Recap:
Bishop McCort hung with a well regarded Somerset team last week before ultimately coming up short by a score of 27-16. The Crushers dropped to 1-6 on the year, while Somerset improved to 6-1. 

The opening quarter proved to be a defensive struggle with both teams trading a few possessions. The Golden Eagles eventually struck first with a Dylan Barnes one yard touchdown run to take a 7-0 lead, which held up after one quarter. 

The Crushers asserted themselves in the second quarter. Carnell Andrews dashed through the Somerset defense for an electrifying 57 yard run to put McCort deep in Somerset territory. Anthony Walters capped off the drive with a 3 yard touchdown run to tie things up at 7 all. The McCort defensive than generated a big turnover with Brandon Lavely recovering a Jake Heiple fumble. The Crushers' offense operated an impressive two-minute drill that led to a Shane Steele 30 yard field goal to give McCort a 10-7 halftime lead. 

Somerset opened the second half with a quick and efficient drive. Dylan Barnes sprinted in from 37 yards out to give Somerset the lead back 14-10. After a McCort turnover on downs deep in Somerset territory, the Golden Eagles pieced together a 16 play 92 yard drive capped off by yet another Barnes score to raise Somerset's lead to 20-10 after three quarters. 

McCort showed some resilience to start the final frame. The Crushers mounted a 9 play 71 yard drive that resulted in 2 yard touchdown run by Anthony Walters. That score brought the Crushers to within 4 points at 20-16. Somerset answered quickly, though. Jake Heiple scored from 5 yards out to take the score to 27-16 with 6:40 left to go in the game. The Crushers had two more possessions, but could not add any more points as Somerset held on for the 27-16 victory. 

Media:
10-23-15 - BG Prepared for Improving Crushers Altoona Mirror - Link