Portland St. Patrick dominates Onekama
On Saturday, October 31st the Portland St. Patrick football team began the playoffs with the Onekama Portagers. The Shamrocks were just too strong for the visitors and ended up running away with it winning 66-12.
The Shamrocks started out with a bang, when Sam Mustapha took the opening kickoff 67 yards for a touchdown. On the next series, Sam took the first handoff 43 yards for a touchdown. The Portagers returned the following kickoff for a touchdown 90 yards. Sam again took his first handoff and this time went 63 yards. Emmet Fandel punched one in as well from 3 yards. Tyler Thelen went 3 for 3 making the score 27-6 after one quarter.
The Shamrocks took care of business in the second quarter as well, beginning with a Caleb Pline 1 yard score. Tyler Thelen caught a 16 yard pass from Emmet Fandel on the next series. Kaedan Brown caught a 26 yard pass from Emmet Fandel to put in 6 more points. The Shamrocks capped the half with Teddy Brown breaking loose for a 23 yard touchdown run. Tyler Thelen made one extra point to make the score 52-6 at halftime.
The third quarter saw two more scores from the Shamrocks, Sam Mustapha picked up a fumble and took it to the house for a 38 yard fumble return. Then Teddy Brown intercepted a pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown. Tyler Thelen went 2 for 2 for extra points to make the score 66-6 after three quarters.
In the fourth quarter, the Portagers returned another kickoff for a touchdown, making the final score 66-12.
Offensive leaders for the Shamrocks were Sam Mustapha who had 3 carries for 103 yards and 2 touchdowns. Teddy Brown had 2 carries for 40 yards and a touchdown. Kaedan Brown had 4 receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Defensive leaders for the Shamrocks were Charlie Bozung with 5 tackles 1 sack and 2 tackles for loss (TFL), Chase Bengel had 5 tackles, and Isaiah Rockey had 6 tackles and 1 TFL.
The Shamrocks host Grand Rapids Sacred Heart on Saturday, November 7th at 3 pm for their next playoff game.
Editor's note: You can also find "The Bleacher Denizen" play by play of the game at the link below.
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