ST PAUL COMO PARK AND ST PAUL HARDING SQUARE OFF ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD

The St Paul Como Park Cougars faced off against the St Paul Harding at Griffin Stadium in a conference match up. Coming into the game St Paul Como Park had a record of 3-2 and St Paul Harding also had a record of 3-2.


St Paul Como Park got the ball first on the offensive end. Como Park tried short running plays on their first drive. They were able to convert on fourth down and short yardage on their first drive. Como Park was just able to keep pounding the ball down the field in the opening series. Jon Carr did a nice job running the ball in the early goings for Como Park. Como wanted to try to get it in his hands in the early goings. With 6:09 remaining in the first quarter Jon Carr found the end zone with an 18-yard touchdown scamper. The extra point was no good.

With 6:08 remaining in the first quarter the score was Como Park 6 and St Paul Harding 0.

St Paul Harding got the ball back after the touchdown but they were not able to do anything with the ball. John Carr once again came up big on their next series but they were not able to convert and they ended up punting the ball to Harding.

At the end of the first quarter the score was Como Park 6 and St Paul Harding 0.

Como Park got the ball to start the second quarter and Angelo Williams made a nice running play to start off the quarter. Como Park kept the ball on the ground for the most part in the first half. They kept looking to run the ball rather then pass it. They were having success making short running plays. That is what lead them to another touchdown as John Carr found the end zone again for a Como Park touchdown on a short yard run.

Como Park intercepted a pass late in the second quarter and they were not able to find the end zone. At half time the score was Como Park 12 and Harding 0.

As the second half got underway Harding got the ball to begin the third quarter. They were determined to find the end zone. They were not able to get the first down so they turned the ball over to Como Park.

Terrance Williams for Como Park came up with a big running play with about 5:00 left in the third quarter as he was able to find a hole and go in for a first down.

Harding tried to use some trickery in the third quarter as they tried a reverse option. They wanted to just find the end zone for once in this game. They were having difficultly doing that the whole night. They did give it their all and they did give Como Park all that they could handle.

John Carr found the end zone again as he ran for 35 yards for the Como Park Touchdown. John Carr also ran it in for the successful two-point conversion.

With 45 seconds left in the third quarter the score was Como Park 20 and Harding 0. That was the score at the end of the third quarter.

Harding got the ball to start the fourth quarter. They really wanted to get something together in the fourth quarter. They were trying to do all they could. They were just not able to convert on plays that they needed to. That was one of the major factors all evening.

Both teams really went at each other throughout the game. It was a very physical game. Both teams played with intensity. It was also a very crisp cold evening. A few of the players who got banged up had to be attended to by trainers and coaches. They bodies were not able to sustain getting hit and injured in the cold. Both teams were dealing with guys cramping up in the legs. No one got seriously hurt in the game.

I thought both teams played very well. The intensity was there by both teams throughout the whole game. St Paul Como Park was just able to get the ball into the end zone and they didn’t cough if up in critical times in the game. They were able to make plays in critical points in the game especially in third and fourth down situations.

I really thought that John Carr was the player of the game because of his play on the field. He was able to find the end zone and he kept his players into the game.

St Paul Como Park was able to come away with the 20-0 victory.