Berks Catholic ends losing streak with Section 4 win over Donegal
(This story will be updated shortly with additional details and postgame reaction.)
By Sean McBryan — MikeDragoSports.com correspondent
Nafis Blythe started his first game at defensive end and finished with three sacks as Berks Catholic’s stingy defense held Donegal to 109 total yards in the Saints’ 21-9 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 4 victory Friday night at Forino Sports Complex.
The Saints (1-1, 1-4) had lost their first four games to start the season for the first time in program history.
Berks Catholic’s offense struggled with four turnovers in the first half.
The Indians (0-2, 1-4) couldn’t capitalize and trailed 7-3 at the break after the Saints’ Josiah Jordan scored on a 1-yard run with 53.5 seconds left in the second quarter.
Jordan got rolling in the second half, scoring on a 4-yard run with 2:01 left in the third and taking a punt 56 yards to the house with 11:46 left in the game.
Jordan finished with 106 rushing yards.
Donegal jack-of-all-trades Noah Rohrer scored on a 5-yard run in the third and finished with a team-high 52 rushing yards.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Donegal | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Berks Catholic | 0 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
Scoring summary
| 2 | Donegal | Rohrer, 28 FG | 11:22 |
| 2 | Berks Catholic | Jordan, 1 run (Kurtas kick) | :53.5 |
| 3 | Donegal | Rohrer, 5 run (Rohrer kick failed) | 8:38 |
| 3 | Berks Catholic | Jordan, 4 run (Garcia run) | 2:01 |
| 4 | Berks Catholic | Jordan, 56 punt return | 11:46 |
Team statistics
| Donegal | Berks Catholic | |
| First downs | 9 | 13 |
| Rushes-yards | 37-48 | 39-168 |
| Passing yards | 61 | 48 |
| Total yards | 109 | 216 |
| Passes | 7-13-0 | 2-4-1 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 5-4 |
| Punts-average | 4-25 | 1-41 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-36 | 6-40 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
Donegal: Rohrer 16-52, White 7-13, Mumper 8-11, Baughman 6-(-28).
Berks Catholic: Jordan 16-106, Garcia 9-37, Armistead 6-24, Bradley 1-15, Blythe 5-13, Hess 1-(-2), Team 1-(-25).
PASSING
Donegal: Baughman 7-13-0–61.
Berks Catholic: Hess 2-4-1–48.
RECEIVING
Donegal: Turbedsky 2-20, Rohrer 2-15, White 1-12, Robertson 1-9, Mumper 1-5.
Berks Catholic: Geddio 1-32, Jordan 1-16.
INTERCEPTIONS
Donegal: Turbedsky.
MISSED FIELD GOALS
Donegal: Rohrer.