FOXBORO — The guide on Catholic Memorial is to promote out towards the run and make the Knights move.
In Saturday evening’s Division 2 state last, King Philip at instances had success implementing that sport plan.
In the top, although, Catholic Memorial had a solution, and that was, “What else you got?”
CM related on three landing passes, together with two from a freshman quarterback, because the Knights pulled away for a 27-7 victory at Gillette Stadium.
With the win, CM completed 12-0, with 29 straight victories, and back-to-back Division 2 state titles. KP ended its season at 9-3 after dropping the D2 sport for the second 12 months in a row.
“They had different packages,” CM coach John DiBiaso mentioned. “When we went to heavy sets, they brought in linemen. When we went light sets, they had all the defensive backs in. We were able to throw out of the double wing, and did a good job out of that.”
“We got the best running game in the state, and we got the best passing game in the state,” CM defensive again and vast receiver Max Tucker mentioned. “You’re going to shut one down, we’re going to do the other. That’s all. That’s it.”
CM quarterback JC Petrongolo, who completed with a 27-0 profession report, performed with an injured ankle and threw for 71 yards and one landing. Freshman Peter Bourque got here on in reduction and threw for 76 yards and two different scores. The operating sport was additionally efficient, as Carson Harwood rushed for 89 yards and Datrell Jones had 70, however didn’t produce lots of the huge performs that the Knights are accustomed to.
Perhaps the most important sequence got here on the finish of the primary half. CM led, 8-7, however KP was set to obtain the second-half kickoff, and would have had some momentum to maintain the rating there. But Bourque hit Tucker by the proper pylon for a 22-yard landing with simply 16 seconds left, and CM went into the break with a 14-7 lead.
In the second half, Tucker once more struck, however this time from the opposite aspect of the ball. He made an interception close to midfield and arrange the subsequent CM rating. Petrongolo discovered Harwood out of the double wing for a 22-yard landing move with 1:22 to go within the third quarter because the Knights boosted their benefit to 20-7.
CM put it away with 10:36 left within the fourth quarter as Bourque hit Jaedn Skeete for a 31-yard landing. That proved to be an excessive amount of of a deficit for KP to beat.
“It’s more special because these were seniors that came in when I first started at the school as freshmen,” DiBiaso mentioned. “I’m very happy with the way they finished up. They overcame a lot of adversity this year because we lost a lot of guys to serious injury. Every time somebody got hurt, somebody else stepped up.”
KP went toe-to-toe with the heavily-favored Knights early. CM scored on the opening possession on a 4-yard Harwood rush. Mekhi Dodd’s two-point run made it 8-0.
But the Warriors hung in. Quarterback Thomas McLeish scrambled for a 4-yard landing on fourth and aim within the second quarter, and KP pulled to inside 8-7.
That was as shut as KP obtained, although, as CM ultimately discovered some separation.
Catholic Memorial 27, King Philip 7
Catholic Memorial (12-0) 8 6 6 7 — 27
King Philip (9-3) 0 7 0 0 — 7
C — Carson Harwood 4 run (Mekhi Dodd rush)
Okay — Thomas McLeish 4 run (Matt Kelley kick)
C — Max Tucker 22 move from Peter Bourque (move failed)
C — Harwood 22 move from JC Petrongolo (move failed)
C — Jaedn Skeete 31 move from Bourque (Garoid Stones kick)
Source: www.bostonherald.com