Bellarmine Crowned CCS Champions with 41-13 victory over Palo Alto
Travis McHugh runs through the playoffs with authority... PHOTOS of GAME ACTION!
Mercury News
By Alex Pavlovic
apavlovic@mercurynews.com
After Bellarmine's first practice session late in the summer, senior quarterback Travis McHugh said the Bells were "shooting for the stars." For McHugh and his teammates, that meant winning league, section and state titles.
They're two-thirds of the way to that goal after a dominating 41-13 victory over Palo Alto on Friday night in the Central Coast Section Open Division championship.
Bellarmine outgained Palo Alto 256-51 in the first half and had 14 first downs to just three for the Vikings. The Bells sacked Chryst five times, and Crawley and Manigo had interceptions.
Mercury News
By Alex Pavlovic
apavlovic@mercurynews.com
After Bellarmine's first practice session late in the summer, senior quarterback Travis McHugh said the Bells were "shooting for the stars." For McHugh and his teammates, that meant winning league, section and state titles.
They're two-thirds of the way to that goal after a dominating 41-13 victory over Palo Alto on Friday night in the Central Coast Section Open Division championship.
Bellarmine outgained Palo Alto 256-51 in the first half and had 14 first downs to just three for the Vikings. The Bells sacked Chryst five times, and Crawley and Manigo had interceptions.
Bellarmine rolls over Mitty 29-0 MORE GAME PHOTOS...
Even the biggest Bellarmine College Prep die-hard couldn't have pictured Friday night's game against Archbishop Mitty ending the way it did, with Bellarmine's backups taking a knee multiple times to keep from running up the score.
In the locker room before a 29-0 victory, the Bells didn't picture the Central Coast Section Open Division semifinal going that way, either.
"Ironically, we were telling each other, 'No way this is going to be a blowout,' " said Bellarmine's Travis McHugh, who did much of the work to ensure that it was. "We knew we had to just stay on them all night." Bellarmine's defense did just that, dominating for four quarters at San Jose City College and flustering a Mitty offense that has been one of the most explosive in the section. The Bells (11-1) held the Monarchs (7-4-1) to 120 yards of offense and got two sacks from Joe Gigantino and two interceptions from Alex Manigo.
In the locker room before a 29-0 victory, the Bells didn't picture the Central Coast Section Open Division semifinal going that way, either.
"Ironically, we were telling each other, 'No way this is going to be a blowout,' " said Bellarmine's Travis McHugh, who did much of the work to ensure that it was. "We knew we had to just stay on them all night." Bellarmine's defense did just that, dominating for four quarters at San Jose City College and flustering a Mitty offense that has been one of the most explosive in the section. The Bells (11-1) held the Monarchs (7-4-1) to 120 yards of offense and got two sacks from Joe Gigantino and two interceptions from Alex Manigo.
Monarchs pitch and roll Haybalers... MORE GAME PHOTOS...
ARCHBISHOP MITTY 36, SAN BENITO 0
Senior quarterback Andrew Barna threw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns to lead a dominating effort by the Monarchs. Mitty's defense didn't allow a first down and got big nights from Jason Sutton (6 tackles, 2 sacks), Bobby O'Leary (9 tackles) and Tim Hopkins (8 tackles).
Senior quarterback Andrew Barna threw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns to lead a dominating effort by the Monarchs. Mitty's defense didn't allow a first down and got big nights from Jason Sutton (6 tackles, 2 sacks), Bobby O'Leary (9 tackles) and Tim Hopkins (8 tackles).
