Shamrocks overwhelm Sacred Heart

On Saturday, November 7th the Portland St. Patrick Shamrocks hosted the Grand Rapids Sacred Heart Falcons for the Regional Finals. The Falcons came into the game highly ranked, and with a strong 9-1 record, had beaten some very good football teams. The Shamrocks were just too well prepared, and played a great game, winning 47-14.

In the first quarter, Aiden Fandel started out the scoring with a 7 yard rush. Sam Mustapha then punched it in from 1 yard. Tyler Thelen went 1 for 2 for PAT's, and the score was 13-0 after one quarter. 

The Second quarter saw more scoring from the Shamrocks, and the St. Patrick defense stifled the Sacred Heart offense. Caleb Pline broke loose from 44 yards to start it out. Emmet Fandel then caught a halfback pass from Jerryd Scheurer for a 23 yard touchdown reception. Tyler Thelen then grabbed an 89 yard pass from Emmet Fandel and took it to the house. This made the score 33-0 at halftime. 

In the fourth quarter, Sam Mustapha broke free and scampered 65 yards, and Tyler Thelen made the PAT, making the score 40-0 after three quarters. 

The Sacred Heart Falcons then answered in the fourth quarter, and Aiden Fandel took a kickoff 91 yards to complete the Shamrock scoring, Tyler Thelen made the PAT, before Grand Rapids Sacred Heart punched one in late. That left the score 47-14. 

Defensive leaders for the Shamrocks were Isaiah Rockey with 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss (TFL), Ben White had 8 tackles, Sam Mustapha had 7 tackles, and Tyler Schneider, Sean Fedewa, Chase Bengel, and Mason Simon all had 5 tackles. 

Offensive leaders for St. Patrick were Sam Mustapha who had 13 carries for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns, Caleb Pline had 3 carries for 53 yards and 1 touchdown, and Tyler Thelen had 2 receptions for 102 yards and a touchdown. 

The Shamrocks play undefeated Gaylord St. Mary's at Cadillac High School, at 12:30 on Saturday, November 14th for the State Semifinals. 

You can find the Bleacher Denizen recap of this game HERE.