St. Pius runs all over GAC

“Our coaches prepare us so well, it’s hard to not go out and perform,” White said. “We got great play from the offense, the defense and the special teams. It was a good night overall.”

GAC (0-2) moved the ball on its first drive but struggled after that.

Pressure from Harris and Reid Callahan stalled drives and quarterback Beaux Hebert, who hit his first three passes, missed on four of his last five and finished 4 of 8 for 35 yards. The running attack totaled 9 yards in the first half, and by halftime, St. Pius had outgained GAC 259-40.

“We were able to hit a couple big plays and break the game open,” St. Pius coach Paul Standard said. “I thought we did a lot of good things. We ran the two-minute offense well, our offensive linemen played well and we got good pressure on their quarterback. GAC is a young team, and they will get better as the year goes on.

“I was concerned about how our team would respond (after beating Marist last week). It was a great win for our community.”

George Kennedy (six rushes, 66 yards) gave St. Pius a 7-0 lead with a 38-yard, fourth-down run early in the first quarter.

St. Pius backup running back Cleve Kellogg scored two touchdowns in the third quarter and Jake Delaney added a 55-yard scoring run in the fourth.

GAC faked a punt on fourth-and-long inside the final minute, and punter Taylor Bruner scored on a 55-yard run.

ST. PIUS 56, GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN 7

GAC 0 0 0 7 — 7

St. Pius 7 25 17 7 — 56

S – George Kennedy 38 run (Joey Gargiulo kick)

S – Trey White 20 run (Gargiulo kick)

S – White 40 run (White pass)

S – White 50 pass to Justin Harris (Gargiulo kick)

S – FG Gargiulo 24

S – FG Gargiulo 26

S – Cleve Kellogg 19 run (Blair Stuart kick)

S – Kellogg 19 run (Stuart kick)

S – Jake Delaney 55 run (Stuart kick)

G – Taylor Bruner 55 run (Connor Cox kick)