Berks Catholic falls to Loyalsock despite big night by Josiah Jordan

By Andrew Clauser Last updated Aug 27, 2022

(This story will be updated shortly with additional details and postgame reaction.)

By Andrew Clauser— MikeDragoSports.com correspondent

Jay Jay Jordan did everything he could to keep Berks Catholic in the game but in the end it was not enough as the Saints fell to Loyalsock 34-21 Friday night in a non-league game at Forino Sports Complex.

Trailing 14-0 in the second quarter, the Saints needed a lift and got one from Jordan with a 10-yard TD reception from Will Hess. Jordan followed that shortly after with a spectacular interception return for a touchdown midway through the second quarter.

Jordan wrestled the ball away from a Loyalsock receiver for the 46-yard return. Jordan also had a big fourth-and-1 run deep in Saints’ territory to keep a drive alive.

However, it was big plays that doomed the Saints. Loyalsock maintained their lead through big runs by RB Davion Hill and two touchdown passes from Lancers quarterback Tyler Gee. The Saints simply could not stop the high-powered Lancers offense.

The Saints pulled within six with 7:17 left in the game with a nine-play drive capped by a 9-yard touchdown run by fullback Devin Garcia. Loyalsock ultimately answered with a short drive to take the commanding lead. Berks Catholic travels to play Executive Education Charter School next Friday. The Saints won last year’s contest 46-12 at Forino Sports Complex.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Loyalsock	7	14	6	7	34
Berks Catholic	0	14	0	7	21

Scoring summary

1	Loyalsock	Hill, 71 pass from Gee (Anderson kick)	10:14
2	Loyalsock	Hill 14 run (Anderson kick)	11:53
2	Berks Catholic	Jordan, 10 pass from Hess (Kurtas kick fail)	9:12
2	Berks Catholic	Jordan 46 INT Return (Blythe run)	4:15
2	Loyalsock	Patterson, 47 pass from Gee (Anderson kick)	1:22
3	Loyalsock	Hill, 2 run (Anderson kick)	1:55
4	Berks Catholic	Garcia, 9 run (Kurtas Kick)	7:17
4	Loyalsock	Hill, 7 run (Anderson kick)	5:29

Team statistics

	Loyalsock	Berks Catholic
First downs	11	13
Rushes-yards	28-261	41-133
Passing yards	198	103
Total yards	459	236
Passes	9-13	12-15
Fumbles-lost	1	1
Punts-average	2-31	2-37
Penalties-yards	3-20	4-20

Individual statistics

RUSHING

Loyalsock: Hill 19-243, Gee 9-18.

Berks Catholic: Armistead 11-46, Garcia 11-45, Jordan 11-41, Blythe 4-12, Pennington 2-6, Hess 2- (-17)

PASSING

Loyalsock: Gee 9-13-198-1

Berks Catholic: Hess 12-15-103-0

RECEIVING

Loyalsock: Hill 2-95, Patterson 2-68, Cavanaugh 1-13, Glunk 3-11, Andrews 1-11

Berks Catholic: Jordan 5-39, Geddio 4-31, Armistead 2-23, Polinsky 1-10

INTERCEPTIONS

Berks Catholic: Jordan.