Cavanaugh defeats Farley, 8-6
By STEVE KEPPEL
Sports Writer
The game Sunday between Cavanaugh and Farley wasn't decided until a flurry of events in the game's last few minutes gave Cavanaugh an 8-6 victory.
"It was a battle of the defenses," said Farley captain Jenn Ross.
The first half was filled with defense with each team's offense struggling to move the ball consistently. The score at the end of the half was 0-0.
In the second half, Cavanaugh's "chaos defense" came out fired up. During the first series Cavanaugh's Meghan Rhatigan picked off a tipped Farley pass and ran it in to give the Chaos a 6-0 lead.
It looked like both defenses were going to continue to hold each other back in their own territory for the rest of the second half.
But after a big fourth-down sack, Farley got the ball back with two minutes left in the game about 50 yards from the end zone. After a few short option runs, Farley quarterback Meghan Sheehan fired a 40-yard pass that got her team down to about the 2-yard line.
With less than a minute remaining,Cavanaugh's defense set in for the goal-line stand. After a 10 minute injury delay, an offsides penalty, and a pass interference penalty, Farley ended up first-and-goal at the one with 50 seconds left to go.
On second down, Meghan Sheehan took the shotgun snap and lofted a pass into the middle of the field. Sheehan's pass was caught by center Ericka Freeburg who bulled her way into the end zone for the tying score.
With the score at 6-6, Farley coach Mike Hogan sent in the play for the conversion. Sheehan stepped back and threw a pass toward the sideline that was picked off by Cavanaugh cornerback Heather Hoffman. Hoffman returned the ball 80 yards for two points which gave Cavanaugh the lead and the victory.
Farley was disappointed as its record fell to 1-2.
Badin 0, McGlinn 0
Badin and McGlinn remained winless Sunday after they played to a scoreless tie.
It was a hard defensive battle spearheaded by Badin's.
Neither team's offense has put any points on the board yet this season.
"Our defense played really well, and our offense is looking to step it up next week," Badin's freshman linebacker Katie Bears said. "We have a loss and a tie now we want a win."
Howard 10, Pangborn 0
In the first game on Sunday, undefeated Howard improved its record to 2-0 by beating a young Pangborn team 10-0.
The key player of the game was Howard quarterback and defensive back, Jill Veselik.
Veselik intercepted two balls and threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Julie Wernick to give Howard the first score.
"We played really well and our defense looked strong," Veselik said after the game.
Howard will try to remain undefeated when they take on Farley Wednesday.
All Sports Stories for Tuesday, September 28, 1999
