Cavanaugh smokes Farley
By KATIE KINNER
Sports Writer
On a muddy McGlinn field this Sunday, the Chaos of Cavanaugh hall defeated the Farley Finest 14-0.
"We played really well," said senior wide receiver Katie Burdick. "It was nice to get out to an early lead and get everyone into the game."
Cavanaugh put together an eight-play drive, capped by a 20-yard quarterback draw on fourth down by senior Mandy Reimer.
Earlier in the drive, Cavanaugh had its drive stay alive on a fourth down illegal rush penalty.
Throughout the game, Farley's defense played well, getting three sacks and two interceptions. Senior Lindsey Smith picked off a pass in the first half, keeping Farley in the game. But winning the game was secondary this week.
"I thought we played really well," said Cordes. "The girls had fun which we were stressing all week and I think we left feeling pretty good."
In the second half, the Chaos took their opening drive 50 yards in five plays.
Once again, Reimer scored the touchdown on a quarterback keeper to put the Chaos ahead 14-0, breaking the game open.
Although Cavanaugh's defense held Farley to only two first downs, senior Farley coach Chris Cordes did not seem too impressed.
"Their defense didn't play as well against us as they did against Howard," he said. "We put together some good plays but it was hard to tell if they [Cavanaugh] were playing their regulars or backups."
Meanwhile, Burdick thought the Chaos defense turned out another exceptional performance.
"They [defense] played great as they always do," she said. "They make it easy. We only have to score once and they never allow anyone to score."
Farley (1-4-1) finished the year with only four seniors on the team, Smith, Beth McKay, Megan Sheehan and Anne Voglewede. With 12 freshmen on the team, Farley looks toward a successful season next year.
"I want to give the seniors a lot of praise," said Cordes. "They stuck with it and helped the freshmen gain experience."
Cavanaugh (4-1-1) advances to the playoffs, and looks to improve on its five game unbeaten streak, in attempting to get to the Stadium.
"We are looking forward to the playoffs, but are disappointed they are so far away," said Burdick. "We are excited about them, and will be disappointed if we don't get to the Stadium."
Breen-Phillips 0, PE 0
In the Breen-Phillips huddle at halftime, the team emphasized the need for a "big play." Unfortunately for the Babes, the big play didn't go their way in their game against Pasquerilla East on Sunday.
However, for both teams, none of the penalty calls seemed to be going their way either.
An interception by PE sophomore Erin Muldoon off of BP quarterback Katie MacFarland in the second half stopped a strong scoring drive by the Babes.
"Erin shifted the momentum and gave us good field position, and we tried to capitalize on that," said PE captain Lindsay Terifay.
Returning the ball close to the BP 20-yard line, Muldoon's interception set up the Pyros' best scoring chance.
"A few calls our way and it could have been different," said Terifay, commenting on the PE scoring drive that was halted by two consecutive penalty calls and a final failed attempt on fourth-and-goal.
After a short completion on third down, Terifay ran a quarterback keeper close to the goal line. A controversial penalty on BP for pulling Terifay down gave the Pyros half the distance to the goal. BP coaches complained in vain from the sidelines that Terifay had the edge of her shirt hanging over her flags.
On the next play, still fourth-and-goal, PE was charged with an offside foul on a play in which the Babes defense had managed to strip Terifay's flags before she crossed the goal line on a keeper. BP captain Jenny Wahoske tried to decline the penalty, but it was ruled a dead ball foul.
PE lost five yards, but was able to repeat the down, although they were unsuccessful in scoring.
"Our defense did an excellent job of staying in the game when we had to repeat the same play several times," said BP's Jenny Wahoske.
Both captains commented on the issue of the penalties, in a game where a total of 10 combined fouls were called.
"We have to play the way the game is called. Some went our way, some didn't, but we don't pick the refs, we just have to deal with them," said Terifay.
Wahoske also emphasized her team's need to focus on the game.
"It's frustrating when the calls aren't going our way, but it is our job to play the game; we can't control the refs," she said.
All Sports Stories for Tuesday, October 16, 2001
