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Football falls in state semis

Benedictine scores 20 in third to pull away.
TIMES-DISPATCH ARTICLE

The varsity football team fell 34-15 in the VISAA state semifinals to rival Benedictine Saturday afternoon.

The Saints played a marvelous first half, getting a 49-yard TD pass from Jeb Bemiss '16 to Fleet Wallace '15, and a 16-yard toss to Sean Menges '16 to take a 15-14 lead into the break.

But the top-seeded Cadets (9-2) took control of the game in the third period scoring 20 points in 3:31.

The Saints finished their season at 5-5 in the first year as head coach for Lance Clelland.

St. Christopher's 7 8 0 0 - 15
Benedictine        7 7 20 0 - 34
StC - Wallace 49 pass from Bemiss (Cottrell kick)
BCP - Tennyson 88 kick return (Cougill kick)
BCP - Jones 2 run (Pittman kick)
StC - Safety, Claiborne tackles Jones in end zone 
StC - Menges 16 pass from Bemiss (pass failed)
BCP - Bracey 1 run (rush failed)
BCP - Pilot 62 pass from Bracey (Cougill kick)
BCP - Williams 48 run (Pittman kick)
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