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)