Rough start gets no better for Tomcats
East does cap night with goal-line stand
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September 26, 2009
By TOM STRONG For The Beacon-News
In a tell-tale sign of things to come, East Aurora could not cover the opening kickoff Friday, and St. Charles East recovered at the Tomcats 30. One minute and three Zachary Zajicek runs later, the Saints took a 7-0 lead and didn't look back.
East Aurora did compile four first downs and used six minutes on the clock on its opening drive, but it was the Tomcats' only offensive highlight as the Saints (3-2, 3-0 Upstate Eight Conference) won 41-0.
Nolan Possley fired a 21-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Nutting near the end of the first quarter for St. Charles East and followed with two strikes in the second. Drayton Heather gathered in a 6-yard score and Jess Stiehl caught a 20-yard touchdown as the Saints led 28-0 at halftime.
Zajicek had 111 rushing yards on 10 attempts in the half, and St. Charles East pounded out 170 yards on 19 rushes. Possley was 7-of-13 for 119 yards.
East Aurora's Bryan Robinson and Tinard Thompson led the Tomcats' effort, but they put up only 14 yards on 15 combined carries.
Possley had a touchdown sneak of 3 yards, and Corey Campbell also ran one in from 3 yards in the third quarter. With the lead at 41-0, the running clock finished the contest.
The Tomcats (0-5, 0-3) did hold the Saints on a goal-line stand in the fourth quarter.