The Stallions outlasted Dover in three overtimes 23-16 to improve to 4-3 overall. Gabe Caruso had 119 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including the eventual game winner in the third overtime. After being held to 16 yards of offense in the first half, the game was tied at 6, thanks to an interception return for a touchdown by Isaac Pekarcik.
This is the first time that I've used the same season in consecutive weeks, but that's how dominating the 32-8 win over Bishop Watterson was in 2016. Alonzo Booth did Alonzo Booth things, with 208 yards rushing and two touchdowns, but the defense held the Eagles to -7 yards of offense, prior to their late scoring drive. Cincinnati linebacker Ty Van Fossen had two safeties as the Eagles finished with -16 yards rushing. Brian Asamoah and Cole Silvestri each had rushing touchdowns as Coach Wiggins improved to 10-3 against Watterson.
Cua (53) set to snap the ball against Cardinal Mooney in a regular season game in 2009
Junior corner Elijah Charles’ second interception of the game clinched a 7-2 win for the Stallions in the CCL opener against Bishop Hartley (2-4). Gabe Caruso’s fourth quarter touchdown with 10:14 remaining, ended up being the difference. On the game’s lone scoring drive, sophomore quarterback PJ Noles, in his first start, connected with Caruso 63 yards on a third down and 14 conversion.
Today we go back to September 23, 2016. Senior running back Alonzo Booth set a school-record with 320 rushing yards in a 49-17 win over Covington Catholic. Booth also scored five times and the Stallion Defense forced five touchdowns, highlighted by highlighted by Jared Noble's 104-yard interception return for a touchdown. Brian Asamoah had a 15 yard score and Ryan Corkrean recovered two fumbles. It was the sixth win over Covington Catholic in six games.
Today, we go back to September 16, 2011. Senior running back Warren Ball had five rushing touchdowns and 130 yards on 13 carries in a 42-7 win at Ryle (KY), a 12-win team in 2010. Quarterback Alex Perrine was 8-of-10 passing and connected with Charles Chandler for a touchdown as the Stallions jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first meeting between the two schools.
In the State Final, Powell rushed for 123 yards and threw for a touchdown in a 21-14 win over Walsh Jesuit
1998 Division-III State Champions
This Date in SFD Football History! Today we go all the way back to September 9, 1966. Jay Casey’s ten yard touchdown run with 27 seconds remaining propelled the Stallions to a 14-12 victory against Linden McKinley in the 1966 opener. DeSales put together an 80-yard first quarter scoring drive, capped-off by a four yard rushing touchdown by Butch Blackburn and Mike Benedetti’s two point rushing conversion, ended up being the difference in the game as the Stallions beat the Panthers for the second year in a row.
After returning 23 lettermen from the 1993 team which finished 6-4, with three of those losses by a combined eight points, the Stallions opened up their 1994 season with a 34-13 win over Brookhaven. The Stallions jumped out to a 34-0 lead after a four-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Matt D’Orazio.
The 1994 Stallions would go on to become the program’s first team to go undefeated in the regular season since 1986 and would set a school record for most points scored in the regular season (387). Brookhaven junior and current SFD parent Kenyetietta Quinn, led all rushers with 136 yards on 24 carries.
The Stallions captured the 2009 Region 12 Championship - the 10th in program history.
Chris Thomas (pictured above) and the Stallions steamrolled Toledo St. Francis in a 42-7 win in the 2005 season opener. Thomas led the way with 238 yards rushing and two touchdowns as the Purple and White piled up 484 yards in the victory. Senior quarterback Matt Mangini crossed the goal line three times for DeSales, the eventual 2005 Division-III State Runner-up.
Cua rushed for 185 yards against Ironton in a State Semifinal
1985 Division-III State Champions
Junior quarterback Avery Garlock (128, 3TD) and senior running back Gabe Caruso (103) each had 100-yard games rushing in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. For Caruso, it was the time in his career eclipsing the 100-yard rushing plateau.
DeSales held the Scotties to 14 yards of offense (0 in the first half) and just two first downs to improve to 1-0 on the season. Sophomore nose guard Ty Neubert scored on an interception return from 18 yards out. Isaac Isaac Pekarcik and Cooper Simpson recorded interceptions for the Stallions in the program’s first shutout since 2018.
1997 Division-III State Champions
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3 State Championships
6 State Runner-Up
31 Playoff OHSAA Playoff Appearances
63 Playoff Wins
12 Regional Championships
26 CCL/OCL Titles
9 Undefeated Regular Seasons
