The
Maroons welcomed Grand Rapids Catholic Central to the turf on Friday for what was sure to be an exciting match. The Maroons played great on
both sides of the ball throughout the entirety of the match. Isaac
Boes led the Maroons with a long interception return at the end of
the first quarter, which ended in a 20 yard touchdown pass from Caleb
VanderLugt to Kyle Steigenga to put the Maroons up 7-0. Grand Rapids
Catholic Central fought back and scored a touchdown of their own at
the beginning of the second quarter to knot the game up at 7-7.
Catholic Central was able to capitalize off of an interception on the
next drive to put them up by a score of 14-7. Holland Christian
capitalized on their next drive as Caleb VanderLugt threw a 45 yard
touchdown to the wide-open Casey Meyaard down the field to tie up the
score at 14-14. Holland Christian closed out the first half with a
short touchdown pass from Caleb VanderLugt to Kyle Steigenga to put
the Maroons up by a score of 21-14.
Grand
Rapids Catholic Central began the second half with a touchdown to tie
the game up at a score of 21-21. In the fourth quarter, Isaac Boes
had another amazing interception, this time Boes returned the ball a
total of 75 yards, placing the ball 15 yards from the goal. That
drive ended in a 6-point touchdown pass thrown by VanderLugt and
caught by Steigenga to put the Maroons up by a score of 27-21 with
five minutes remaining. With one minute remaining in the game, Grand
Rapids Catholic Central was able to scramble for a touchdown, and
they were able to make the extra point to put them up by a score of
28-27. The Maroons began their last drive with all of a minute on the
clock. VanderLugt launched a deep ball to Isaac Boes to put the
Maroons on approximately the 15 yard line. After two failed attempts
to the end zone, Coach Caserta decided to put Sophomore kicker Bryce
Eggers in with 15 seconds left on the clock to give the Maroons the
victory. Eggers was able to place the kick between the uprights to
give the Maroons the lead. The time expired, and the game ended at
30-28, in favor of the Maroons. Coach Caserta said following the
victory, “We were able to pass the ball on them a little bit
tonight, and our defense played great! Isaac Boes played unbelievable
with 3 interceptions and numerous key receptions!” The Maroons look
to continue their 2-game win streak on Friday, October 4, as they
travel to Hamilton to take on the Hamilton Hawkeyes.
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