Cards Setup For Randolf Macon With Huge Win

On Saturday’s game, the Cards scored first and immediately grasped control of the tempo in the game. Both the offensive and defensive coordinators must have been pleased with an all around team effort that their squad put together. The time possession was not a factor for the Cards because they scored early and often. On the opening kickoff, Senior wide receiver and punt returner Andrew Buis returned the kick 57 yards to give all the offense would need. The first drive of the game lasted a little over a minute with senior running back Greg Brown scoring on a three-yard touchdown run, to put the Cards up 7-0. The next touchdown would come on an even quicker drive lasting just one minute and eight seconds due to a remarkable 76-yard pass from senior quarterback Keith Ricca to senior wide receiver Miles Sabrick.

Although the second quarter did not have as much scoring for the Cards, they did capitalize on some great defense that shut down McDaniel and not allow them to put any points on the board for the first half. Freshman kicker Joseph Owens had the only points of the second quarter with a 37 yard field goal to put the Cards up 17-0 going into halftime.

The second half was much of the same for the home team. The Cards scored once in the third with another pass from Ricca this time to Buis on a 60-yard reception and once more in the forth with Brown reaching the endzone for his second TD of the game bringing the lead to 31-0. The Green Terror did manage to get on to the scoreboard before the game wrapped up with the final score of 31-7, giving the Cards another victory.

The Cardinal defense was led by Senior defensive back Nick Olivero who recorded a total of eight and a half tackles, three on his own. Helping him out on defense was Woo, who also chipped in with four tackles and a sack. Offensively, Ricca threw for 321 yards, completing 21 out of 30 passes, with two touchdowns and an interception and Brown had 46 yards rushing on twelve attempts.