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PAINESVILLE, OH. - In a wild west type shootout, the
homestanding Lake Erie Storm had one more weapon in its matchup
with the Apprentice School on Saturday.
Builder junior quarterback Phil Caralla threw for a school
record 388 yards and five touchdowns, but it was not enough as the
Apprentice School gave up 27 unanswered points in the second half
and fell 47-38 to Lake Erie College at Jack Britt Memorial Stadium
on Saturday.
A slow first quarter saw the Storm started scoring on its first
drive covering 62 yards capped by a Dave Romeo two-yard run at the
12:45 mark to take a 7-0 lead. That lead held through the
quarter as both teams stiffened on defense, which turned to be one
of the last defensive stands of the game.
Apprentice School answered with a scoring drive on its first
series of the second quarter. The Builders went 80 yards,
converting two big fourth down plays before scoring on a 32-yard
completion from Caralla to freshman Jusdon McKee. On that
score, the 6-foot-4 freshman out jumped the defender at the
10-yardline before scooting into the end zone at the 8:07
mark. Earlier in the drive that tandem connected on a fourth
down and four play that went for 14 yards.
Lake Erie responded to that score with a touchdown drive
finished by a Sean Bedevelsky nine-yard pass to Demetrius Gray with
4:10 left to go up 13-7. The Builders responded with
something that hasn't happened in 10-12 years.
Freshman Deondre James caught the kickoff on the Builder 17,
scooted around the far sideline and ran 83-yards for the first
kickoff return for a touchdown since the late 1990s and giving the
Builders a 14-13 lead. Apprentice School (1-4) closed the
first half with a Caralla to McKee 31-yard scoring pass with 50
seconds left to give the Builders a 20-13 halftime advantage.
The second half turned into one of the wilder Apprentice School
outings in recent years. The Builders scored on its first two
possessions in the second half as Caralla and McKee connected on a
one-yard scoring pass and Caralla hooked up with senior Markim
Gordon on a 23-yard scoring pass with 3:29 left to give the
Builders a 32-13 advantage.
That was when the Storm started brewing in Painesville.
Two quick Bedevelsky to Romeo passes covered 63 yards to get Lake
Erie to 32-20. On the ensuing Builder drive, Caralla's pass
was picked off by Ryan Studer who returned it 55 yards for a
touchdown to get Lake Erie within six points at 32-26 with 41
seconds left in the third.
In the fourth quarter, Lake Erie took the lead back on a
Bedevelsky to Romeo 70-yard scoring pass to go up 33-32 with 7:39
left. After an onside kick that was recovered by the Storm,
Tony Howard busted through the middle of the line and ran 51 yards
to give the hosts a 40-32 advantage.
Apprentice School got back into the scoring race as Caralla
threw his school record fifth touchdown hitting Bryan Cain on a
19-yard connection with 5:30 left. The two-point attempt
failed as the Builders trailed 40-38.
Lake Erie sealed the deal with 35 seconds left as David Dunne's
36-yard interception return gave the Storm the 47-38 advantage.
Caralla set a few school records in the contest:
Most yards
passing
388 old mark 310 by
Terrance Patrick, Sept. 1, 2001
Most
Completions
39 old
mark 24 by Patrick vs. Bethany, Sept. 8, 2001 (also an ACFC record)
Most Passing Attempts
54 old
mark 46 by Patrick vs. Bethany, Sept. 8, 2001
Most
Touchdowns
5
old mark 4 by Chris Cox vs. Sue Bennett, 1996
Gordon tied a school record with 14 receptions in the game for
117 yards, while Cain had 13 for 99 yards. McKee tied a
school mark with three touchdown receptions as he caught seven
passes for 122 yards.
The road doesn't get easier for the Builders as next week they
travel to Dover, Delaware to face 11th-ranked Wesley
College in a 1:15 pm matchup.
