Wilson again thrown for a loss by Roman Catholic
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(This story will be updated later tonight with a full boxscore, additional details and postgame reaction.)
By Rick Woelfel — MikeDragoSports.com correspondent
FORT WASHINGTON — Wilson couldn’t overcome a 13-point first-quarter deficit and fell to Roman Catholic 49-14 Friday night in its non-league season opener at Upper Dublin High’s Cardinal Stadium.
The Bulldogs were limited to 243 yards in total offense.
Wilson’s Tommy Hunsicker ran for 44 yards and a touchdown and threw for 165 more but was sacked four times.
Hunsicker’s 15-yard scamper 10 seconds into the second quarter brought his team within a touchdown at 13-7 but Dazhaun Hopkins responded with a 46-yard run, his second touchdown of the half, to make it a two-score game at the break.
The Bulldogs drew closer once more when Jonah Porte blocked a field goal and returned it 77 yards to the end zone to make it a 20-14 game with 8:17 left in the third quarter but the Cahillites responded with 29 straight points.
Roman quarterback Semaj Beals threw for 264 yards and five touchdowns.
Wideout Edison Case did not play for Wilson due to injury.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Wilson | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Roman Catholic | 13 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 49 |
Scoring summary
| 1 | Roman | Hopkins 5 pass from Beals(Whittle kick) | 4:30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman | Gaddy 72 interception return(kick misseed) | 2:09 |
| 2 | Wilson | T. Hunsicker 15 run (Rada kick) | 11:50 |
| 2 | Roman | Hopkins 46 run (Whittle kick) | 5:07 |
| 3 | Wilson | Pertet 77 blocked field goal return (Rada kick) | 8:17 |
| 3 | Roman | Mines 58 pass from Beals | 7:21 |
| 3 | Roman | Roberts 66 pass from Beals (LoRusso kick) | 2:17 |
| 3 | Roman | Mines 33 pass from Beals(Boyd run) | 0:24 |
| 4 | Roman | Newsuan 51 pass from Beals(Whittle kick) | 9:40 |
| Wilson | Roman Catholic | |
| First downs | 18 | 11 |
| Rushes-yards | 33-99 | 18-144 |
| Passing yards | 165 | 264 |
| Total yards | 264 | 408 |
| Passes | 14-30-1 | 11-22-0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| Punts-average | 6-32.8 | 3-45.0 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-36 | 10-91 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
Wilson: T. Hunsicker 16-44, Akings 10-34, C. Hunsicker1-12, Welmaker 1-8, Fiorini 5-1.
Roman Catholic: Hopkins 13-94, Kingcade 3-42, Stead 1-5, Tabb 1-3.
PASSING
Wilson: T. Hunsicker 14-30-1.
Roman Catholic: Beals 11-22-0.
RECEIVING
Wilson: Valukevich 3-43, Woods 3-22, Hagner 2-71, Akings 2- (-5), Glover 1-14, Grober 1-12, Kline 1-9. Welmaker 1- (-1).
Roman Catholic: Mines 3-103, Hopkins 2-18, Can Brill 2-8, Roberts 1-66, Newsuan 1-51, Boyd 1-13, Woodley 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS
Roman Catholic: Gaddy.
