Last Ride: Football Closes Out in Style
Jays Finish Regular Season Strong with 45–36 Win Over Warren Easton
The Jesuit Blue Jays finished the regular season with a bang in their 45–36 win over Warren Easton Thursday night in Tad Gormley Stadium. It was a cowboy-out; everyone had their camo, hats, and boots. The Gizzard was nowhere near its full potential but was loud and devoted.
The Jays made a big stop on the opening drive to get a turnover on downs. On the next drive, the Jays were about to punt, got a roughing-the-punter call, then drove the field to set up Gavin Palmisano to punch it into the end zone to make it 7–0. The Jays made another big stop in the red zone for a turnover on downs. Michael Cerruti popped a 50+ yard touchdown run to put us up 14–0. When it looked like we were about to punt again, Cerruti tucked it and got the first down. That turned into another Palmisano touchdown run to make it 21–0.
As time expired, Warren Easton got a touchdown to make it 21–7 at halftime. Taylor Norton threw a huge touchdown pass to start the second half to Roman Larre, 28–7. Manny Vandeway (I think that’s how you spell it) got in and powered the run game down the field to eventually toss it to Roman Larre for a touchdown, 35–7. A big hit caused the Eagles to fumble, and the Jays picked it up. Brock Prouet drove the pile over the goal line as the Jays went up 42–7.
Easton fought back to make the score 42–20 before Ethan Cabos blasted it through the uprights to make it 45–20. The game was pretty much over at this point, so some JV guys got to play, and the Eagles clawed back but still lost 45–36. This was a huge confidence boost for the Jays, especially on offense. It does help that Warren Easton was a very undisciplined team. There were at least two unsportsmanlike conduct flags on them for hitting guys way after the whistle. The craziest thing was that the guys who committed the penalties weren’t immediately taken out by their coach.
The Jays hope to bring this momentum to the playoffs and make a run for the title.
