Shamrocks overwhelm Dansville Aggies

On Friday, October 23rd the Portland St. Patrick Shamrocks travelled to Dansville for a matchup with the 7-1 Aggies. The game turned out to be the perfect tune up for the playoffs, with a hard hitting opponent and referees that were more than happy to throw a flag at St. Patrick. The Shamrocks proved that they were one of the top teams in the state, and handled Dansville comfortably, winning the game 35-7.

In the first quarter, Sam Mustapha put the Shamrocks on the board with a 4 yard touchdown run, followed by a Tyler Thelen PAT. That left the score 7-0 after one quarter.

The second quarter saw Shamrock dominance, beginning with an Aiden Fandel 15 yard touchdown run, and Emmet Fandel followed that up with a pass to Tyler Schneider for the two point conversion. Emmet Fandel then broke loose for a 37 yard touchdown run, and Caleb Pline capped a long drive with a 5 yard run. Emmet Fandel finished the scoring with a 2 yard run, followed by a two point conversion pass from Emmet Fandel to Shane Smith the leave the score 35-0 at halftime.

The third quarter had no scores.

The fourth quarter saw Dansville finally break out for a play, making the final score 35-7.

Offensive leaders for the Shamrocks were Emmet Fandel who had 11 carries for 77 yards and 2 touchdowns and went 4 for 6 in the air for 38 yards. Sam Mustapha had 11 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown and caught 1 pass for 23 yards, and Aiden Fandel had 8 carries for 66 yards and a touchdown.

Defensive leaders for St. Patrick were Isaiah Rockey with 7 tackles and Ben White with 5 tackles.

The Shamrocks host Onekama on Saturday, October 31st at 1 pm for the first round of the playoffs.