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JOHNSTOWN -- It took one play for sixth-seeded Glendale to get behind on the scoreboard on Friday night.
Bishop McCort, the third seed, scored on its next two possessions as the Vikings were sent home from the District 6 Class 1A playoffs with a 35-6 loss in quarterfinal action at Sargent's Stadium at the Point.
"It's tough. We knew they (Bishop McCort) were good athletes coming in -- good receivers, good quarterback who can put the ball where it needs to be," Glendale coach Chase Hill said. "To let that (touchdown) up on the first play stings. It does make you lose a little confidence. But hitting that off the rip kind of hurt."
Play of the game: After Glendale gained 20 yards on a seven-play opening drive that ended with a 30-yard punt by James Jenkins, the Crimson Crushers took their first crack on offense with the ball resting on their own 40. On the very first play, quarterback Bentley Bainey hit freshman wideout Kai Nash in stride down the middle of the field for a 60-yard score that put McCort up for good.
Bishop McCort coach Tom Smith: "We think we have a pretty amazing quarterback here, and his receivers -- yea, that was a freshman running down the field. We know that kid has potential. But when you have No. 4 Breylond Wiley out there running fade routes, it's tough to cover all those kids."
Player of the game: Bainey finished the night going 9-for-113 passing with 126 yards, while also gaining 82 yards rushing on 10 attempts.
Bainey: "So, all week we were talking about what our first play was going to be, and (how) we think we could take them (Glendale) deep this week. ... I saw the matchup and said the safety looks a little shifted to the left over Breylond, so I just need to keep my eyes occupied on the left side and then the back side was open."
Crushing it: After another Viking punt, Bishop McCort got a 19-yard touchdown run from Bainey on the fourth play. Following a third punt by Jenkins, Ethan Delia reached paydirt on an 11-yard sprint on the fifth play to put McCort up, 21-0, just 14 seconds into the second quarter.
Bainey: "We all had to do our jobs. It's just key fundamentals. The last 10 weeks we've been preparing and getting better every week."
Unsung hero: In addition to the 60-yard touchdown catch, Nash ran the ball three times for 46 yards and completed one pass for 1 yard.
Hook-and-ladder: The Crushers final score of the night came at 9:06 of the third quarter when Bainey tossed eight yards to Wiley who then flipped it back to Nash who was cutting around. Nash took it the final 48-yards across the goal line to make the score 35-0 and kick the running clock into effect the rest of the second half.
Most vital statistics: Glendale managed just 37 total yards of offense in the first half with just three first downs, while Bishop McCort racked up 239 total yards and 12 first downs.
Smith: "We were able to do some things on defense and keep them out of the end zone for the most part.
Notable: Glendale got on the board at 8:01 of the fourth when Tanner Ammerman scored from 1-yard out. ... The Vikings were without their top two receivers in Levi Hamilton and Rhylan Hoopsick-Bell. ... The Crimson Crushers made the score 28-0 at the half when Brady Page crossed into the endzone from 1-yard away with 1:40 left.
Hill: "At the end of the day, our guys did play all four quarters and fought to the end."
Records: Glendale (4-7); Bishop McCort (8-3).
Next week: Glendale's season has come to an end; Bishop McCort will travel to No. 2 Homer-Center, a 49-15 winner over No. 7 West Branch, next Friday.
Hill: "We fought through a lot as we had a tough schedule. Our record doesn't do us justice for how good this group is. Having a big group of seniors, we expected them to do well and they did. I'm proud of that group."
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Glendale 0 0 0 6 -- 6
Bishop McCort 14 14 7 0 -- 35
First Quarter
BM--Nash 60 pass from Bainey (Varga kick), 7:18.
BM--Bainey 19 run (Varga kick), 3:26.
Second Quarter
BM--Delia 11 run (Varga kick), 11:46.
BM--Page 1 run (Varga kick), 1:40.
Third Quarter
BM--Nash 48 run (Varga kick), 9:06.
Fourth Quarter
G--T. Ammerman 1 run (pass failed), 8:01.
TEAM STATISTICS G BM
First downs 7 15
Total yards 120 285
Rushes-yards 29-57 30-158
Yards passing 63 127
Passing (comp.-att.-int.) 8-14-0 10-15-0
Punts-avg. 7-21.9 3-30.0
Fumbles-lost 1-0 5-0
Penalties-yards 1-15 4-40
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING--Glendale, T. Ammerman 18-73, Beck 5-1, Venslosky 2-(-13), H. Ammerman 4-(-4). Bishop McCort, Gordon 2-9, Bainey 10-82, Page 8-37, Varga 1-19, Putman 2-(-3), Chippie 2-(-4), Nash 3-46, Pensiero 1-(-4), TEAM 1-(-24).
PASSING--Glendale, Venslosky 7-12-0-63, H. Ammerman 1-2-0-0. Bishop McCort, Bainey 9-13-0-126, Nash 1-1-0-1, TEAM 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING--Glendale, T. Ammerman 5-57, Beck 1-2, H. Ammerman 1-4, Jenkins 1-0. Bishop McCort, Nash 1-60, Wiley 5-55, Page 3-9, Bowles 1-3.