Stepinac crushes Chaminade 41-17

The Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders defeated the Chaminade Flyers 41-17 on Saturday afternoon. 
Stepinac scored four touchdowns in the second quarter to put the game out of reach. 
Wide receiver Brandon Gasparre led Stepinac with two touchdown receptions.
Chaminade head coach Kevin Dolan said Chaminade needed to come up with more big plays defensively and the second quarter got away from them both physically and emotionally.
“Sometimes you gotta teach them how to lose,” Dolan said. “You gotta teach them how to transition so they can become winners again. They can’t allow their emotional gas tank to disappear.”
In the first quarter, Chaminade opened up the scoring with an 11-yard touchdown run by quarterback Matt Chmil to cap off a 63-yard drive. 
Kicker Liam Dvorak tacked on the extra point to give Chaminade a 7-0 lead with 6:35 left in the first quarter.
Stepinac answered back as quarterback Michael Nicosia threw an eight-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Gomez. Kevin Rafferty kicked the extra point to tie the game with 5:12 left in the first quarter.
On the next drive, Chaminade concluded the first quarter with Dvorak connecting on a 36-yard field goal to take a 10-7 lead.
In the second quarter, Stepinac wide receiver Shawn Harris ran back an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown with 8:18 left to play in the half. Rafferty missed the extra point attempt and Stepinac led 13-10.
With 3:28 remaining, Stepinac scored again on a 10-yard touchdown carry by Antonio Giannico, completing an 80-yard drive.
Rafferty converted on the extra point and Stepinac took a 20-10 lead. 
Stepinac added another score by forcing a fumble that was picked up by Devonte Miles, who ran for a 35-yard touchdown. Rafferty’s kick extended their lead to 27-10, with 3:07 remaining.
Gasparre’s 20-yard touchdown pass concluded the second half and Rafferty added the extra point to give Stepinac a commanding 34-10 lead into halftime.
Stepinac began the third quarter by marching down the field on their opening drive. 
Nicosia connected with Gasparre for a 21-yard touchdown pass and Rafferty’s extra point attempt was good. Stepinac led 41-10 with 8:29 left to play. 
In the fourth quarter, Chaminade backup quarterback Jack Lynn ran for a 13-yard touchdown to cap off a 72-yard drive. 
Dvorak converted on the extra point kick and trimmed the lead to 41-17. That was as far as they got as Stepinac held on to win 41-17.
Lynn said it felt great to score his first career touchdown but it just wasn’t their day against Stepinac. 
“We definitely could have done better but they’re a good team,” Lynn said. “Give them credit. Hopefully we can see them again in the playoffs.” 
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