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St. Paul football: SP goes to 2-2 with win vs Louise

  • The Cardinals (shown here against Corpus Christi John Paul II on Sept. 13) won at Louise for their second straight win. Photo by Mark Lube.
    The Cardinals (shown here against Corpus Christi John Paul II on Sept. 13) won at Louise for their second straight win. Photo by Mark Lube.

    The St. Paul football team scored 13 points in each of the second and third quarters to rally to beat Louise 26-12 Friday in Louise. The win improved the Cardinals to 2-2 on the season and they will return to the Houston area as they take on Katy St. John XIII.
    The Hornets led 6-0 in the first quarter after scoring on a 14-yard pass.
    The Cardinals tied things in the second quarter on a Sam Perez 2-yard touchdown run. The Hornets almost scored later in the quarter but Jackson Seibert recovered a fumble at his 4-yard line and raced all the way to the opposite end zone for a 13-6 St. Paul lead after Carter Chilek’s PAT.
    Perez scored on runs of 4 and 22 yards to put the Cardinals ahead 26-6 in the third quarter. 
    The Hornets got one more score in the fourth frame on a 72-yard pass.
    Perez led the St. Paul offense with 137 yards and three touchdowns. Jack Ehrig had five tackles, one tackle for loss and Seibert had three tackles, three assists, one interception and one fumble recovery; Matias grabbed two interceptions.
    St. Paul stats — Rushing: Sam Perez 26-137, 3 TDs; Gus Collins 6-83; Jace Matias 2-8; Donnie Jones 3-7; Holden Jacobs 1-3. Passing: Matias 2-5-0-21. Receiving: Andrew Nunez 2-21. Defense: Jack Ehrig, 5 tackles, 1 assist, 1 tackle for loss; Jackson Seibert, 3 tackles, 3 assists, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered for touchdown; Zeke Basquez, 3 tackles, 2 assists, 1 tackle for loss; Matias, 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 2 interceptions; Perez, 2 tackles, 4 assists; Gage Anders, 10 assists, 2 tackles; Collins, 1 tackle; Jacobs, 1 tackle, 1 assist; Nunez, 1 tackle; Wyatt Siegel, 1 tackle, 1 assist; Carter Chilek, 3 assists. 
    Other stats — Kickoffs: Chilek, 5-159. Punts: Seibert, 2-40/20.0 average.
    First downs: 12. Totals plays-yards: 46-259. Third downs: 3-10 (30%). Fourth downs: 1-2 (50%). 
    Turnovers: 1 (1 lost fumble). Penalties: 2-22.