Piqua Catholic 33 – Minster 13

Piqua Catholic’s Cavaliers scored 27 points in the first half and then stopped Minster’s second half rally to down the Wildcats 33-13 before a large Minster homecoming crowd.

A pinpoint passing attack led by George Brading and some hard running by Bernard and Pat Staley, led the Cavaliers to their fourth win of the season.

Piqua took the opening kickoff and had a 7-0 lead in just five plays. The scoring play was a 53-yard end around by Pat Staley. Bernard Staley kicked the point.

Brading set up the Cavalier’s second score by intercepting a Froning aerial on the Cavalier 35 and running the ball to the Orange and Black 11-yard line. Bernard Staley drove over tackle for the score and then kicked the point to make it 14-0.

The Cavaliers scored again in the second quarter as they recovered a Wildcat fumble on the Minster 45. Bernard Staley drove 33 yards to the 12 and Brading raced around end for the tally. The kick made the score 21-0. The visitors made it 27-0 late in the period on a beautiful pass play from Brading to Pat Staley that covered 51 yards.

The Wildcats, with Bob Wente leading the way, moved to the Cavalier 23 as the half ended.

Minster’s first tally began when Rolly Hausfeld intercepted a Piqua pass on the Cavalier 39 and moved it 10 yards to the 29. Runs by Garman and Horstman led to a first down at the Piqua seven. With fourth down and one to go, Garman cracked over for the score to reduce the Cavalier lead to 27-6.

With Woodward and B. Staley leading the attack, the visitors moved to the Minster 36. On fourth down Brading hit B. Staley and the Cavalier back raced over for the score tp expand the lead to 33-6.

Ed Garman, Minster’s “Mr. Touchdown”, brought the crowd to their feet late in the final quarter as he smashed over his own right tackle and outran the Piqua defensers for 68 yards and a TD. Seger’s kick was perfect.

The Wildcats started another drive late in the contest but stalled on the Cavalier 16 as Piqua held for the 33-13 win.

Scoring by quarters:

Minster 0 0 6 7 — 13

Piqua Catholic 14 13 6 0 — 33