The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays blew out Clearwater/Orchard 60-18 at home in the first round of the Class D-1 State Playoffs Thursday night.
GACC led 30-6 after one and shutout the Cyclones 14-0 in the second quarter to take a 44-6 lead into the locker room.
The Bluejays blanked Clearwater/Orchard 8-0 in the third quarter to make it a 52-6 game at the end of three.
The Cyclones won the fourth quarter 12-8.
Jared Minnick had 211 yards rushing on 9 carries, including three touchdowns. Danny Wordekemper scored a 54-yard TD for his only carry of the game.
Nolan Plagge was 4-8 passing for 66 yards.
Michael Baumert made 10 tackles while Mitchell Peatrowsky and Minnick notched 8 and 7, respectively.
GACC racked up 431 yards of total offense, including 365 on the ground.
The defense gave up 261 yards of total offense, 238 coming on the ground.
The Bluejays played a great game and were on top of things Thursday night. I would say this was one of GACC's best games of the season.
The Bluejays (9-0) travel to Lindsay to take on Humphrey/Lindsay/Holy Family (5-4) on Wednesday in the second round of the playoffs.
The Bulldogs downed Pender 42-34 in the first round.
Fans from both sides will no doubt be psyched and jacked for this game, and I suspect there will be a decent crowd on hand.
GACC has to play their game and do what they have done all year, which is win.
The Bluejays need to try and slow down Ashton Dohmen and Johnny Babl. Both had over 100 yards rushing against the Pendragons.
GACC has done a good job of stopping the other team's best player this year. The thing the Bluejays are running into now though is both Dohmen and Babl are good back so GACC has to come up with a game plan to slow both down.
If the Bluejays can at least limit one of them it might be enough to win.
I think GACC will find a way to win, but I think the game could be somewhat close.
The Bulldogs haven't beaten anyone with a record above .500, and I don't see the Bluejays being their first victim.
I look for Minnick and Plagge to have good games for GACC.
The Bluejays have to be physical at the line of scrimmage. I feel this game will be won by the running backs and line.
It will be important for both teams to get their pass games going too, but both teams' forte is run the ball, and that's what I expect both teams to do the majority of the time.
If GACC can get this one, they will host in the quarterfinals, which figures to be huge.
Kickoff between the Bluejays and Bulldogs is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
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