Friday Night Lights Roundup for the weekend of 11/30
Sorry to be so late getting this up. At this point in the season there are only a few Irish commits still active, but here are their scores from last week’s games:
- Jamoris Slaughter’s Tucker (Ga.) team moved to 13-0 on the year and set up a Class AAAA semifinal matchup with top-ranked Northside-Warner Robbins, as they dominated Bainbridge by a final score of 34-7.
- Omar Hunter’s Buford (Ga.) team avenged a string of three straight playoff losses to Charlton County by beating the Indians, 21-14, in the Class AA state quarterfinal. Next up for the 13-0 Wolves is 11-2 Dublin in the semi-state on Saturday.
- Joseph Fauria had four catches for 49 yards as his Crespi (Calif.) team won their ninth straight game by defeating Servite in overtime, 13-10, in the Pac-5 Division semifinals. The 11-2 Celts, who have a chance to win their first major title since 1986, will play 12-1 Long Beach Poly in the Pac-5 final.
- Mike Golic Jr.’s Northwest Catholic (Conn.) team put up a good fight but fell to top-ranked Ansonia, 25-7, in their Class S semifinal game. They finish the year at 8-3.
- Dan McCarthy watched from the sidelines with a neck injury once again, and his Cardinal Mooney (Ohio) team lost in the state championship game, falling 28-27 to Coldwater. Mooney blew a lead but came back to score a touchdown with 21 seconds left in regulation, but their extra point attempt was blocked. The loss was the first since 2005 for the Cardinals, who finish the year at 14-1.
That’s all for this past week. I’ll try to have the results from this coming weekend’s playoff games up more quickly.
Tags: Dan McCarthy, Jamoris Slaughter, Joseph Fauria, Mike Golic Jr., Omar Hunter