Blessed Trinity runs past Cass, 34-13

Cass senior linebacker Ian Lowe had a scoop and score touchdown in the Colonels' home loss Friday night to Blessed Trinity.

Blessed Trinity started fast and rolled up 34 first half points Friday night at Cochran Stadium as the 10th-ranked Titans defeated Cass 34-13.

A pair of long touchdown runs by Justice Haynes had Blessed Trinity up 14-0 just one play into the second quarter.

Haynes, one of the most highly recruited junior running backs in the country, raced 74 yards on the Titans’ second offensive play to give the visitors a 7-0 lead with 6:26 left in the first quarter. After another Cass possession was stopped, Haynes capped a 76-yard drive with a 50-yard touchdown run at the 11:51 mark of the second period.

The next three Blessed Trinity touchdowns involved quarterback J.C. French.

A 17-yard scoring pass from French to Evan Caldwell made the score 21-0 with 4:55 left in the first half. Then following an interception return by Matthew McCaffrey to the Cass 5-yard line, French connected with fullback Talence Maina for a 5-yard touchdown pass with 3:08 left in the half.

The Titans got the ball one last time late in the half and capitalized.

After moving his team down the field in the final seconds of the half, French turned a scramble play into a 13-yard touchdown run with just 0:10 left in the second quarter that sent the Titans to the locker room with a 34-0 lead.

Playing the entire second half with a running clock, Cass scored twice.

The Colonels drove 67 yards in six plays for their first touchdown. T.J. Green, normally a defensive lineman, took a handoff and powered his way into the end zone from the one yard line. The PAT kick was blocked, but Cass was on the scoreboard trailing 34-6.

The final scoring play was a “scoop and score” by Cass linebacker Ian Lowe. A bad snap exchange by the Titans in the red zone was picked up by Lowe who raced up the left sideline for a touchdown. Juan Parajito made the extra point for a 34-13 final.

Blessed Trinity finished the regular season 6-4 overall and 3-2 in Region 7-AAAAA. The Titans will be the No. 3-seed from the region in the state playoffs November 12.

Cass (5-5, 2-3) will be the region’s No. 4-seed and will play at the Region 5-AAAAA champion in the first round. Decatur and St. Pius X square off next Friday to determine that region’s title. Blessed Trinity will travel to the Decatur/St. Pius X loser.