Football Defeats Findlay in Season Opener, 47-14

The Central Catholic football team steamrolled its way to an impressive 47-14 victory against Findlay on Friday at JC Donnell Stadium. With the season-opening road win, the Fighting Irish improve to 1-0 on the year.

The reigning D-II state champions took advantage of 4 touchdowns from junior RB Tyler Morgan and 2 by senior RB Marquan Braswell to help propel them to their 11th-straight win in the series.

Morgan found the end zone on runs covering, 7, 2, 5, and 13 yards against the Trojans (0-1), while Braswell scored on scampers from 3 and 6 yards, respectively. Morgan finished with 113 yards on the ground, compared to a game-high 124 yards from Braswell. As a team, CCHS posted 328 rushing yards.

Senior QB Terry Collins made his 1st start under center for the Scarlet & Gray, completing 15-of-21 passes for 166 yards.

Central Catholic returns to the gridiron against rival Whitmer on Friday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. at Whitmer Memorial Stadium.