Ste Genevieve Wins the Battle of the Green Over Perryville
(myMOinfoSports) Ste. Genevieve responded on homecoming night with a 33-21 victory over the Perryville Pirates on J98. Dragons quarterback Chad Donze had his best game of the season, tossing 3 touchdowns on 261 yards. The game began with the Dragons marching down the field against an outstanding Perryville defense…
Ste Genevieve took a 7-0 lead into the 2nd quarter with Dragons fullback Isaac Boyd adding to the lead…
Dragons in front 14-0, the Pirates used a 7-play drive to light up the scoreboard for the first time…
With less than five minutes to go in the first half, Ste Gen’s Chad Donze connected with Gabe Greminger for a 2nd time…
The Dragons had a chance to impress the Ste. Gen faithful on homecoming night by continuing the offensive explosion in the 2nd quarter. They did just that with two minutes left…
On the failed two point conversion, Ste Genevieve went into the locker room up 26-7. During halftime, Mattilyn Helms was announced as Ste. Genevieve’s homecoming queen with senior Luke Brewster as her escort. In the second half, the Dragons burned half the third quarter running the ball before Donze found a familiar target through the air.
After the PAT it was 33-7 Ste. Genevieve. As the fourth quarter started, the Pirates began to show some life…
Perryville cut the lead to 33-14 with that score. After a recovered onside kick by Perryville, the Pirates quickly turned the possession into points…
That made it a game at 33-21 Ste. Genevieve. The Pirates went for the onside kick again but the Dragons were ready this time and recovered. During the drive, Donze and Greminger connected for another score, but it was called back due to holding. A few plays later the Perryville defense made Ste. Gen regret their mistake…
Richardet’s pick gave the Pirates the ball back but they would only lose yardage and have to punt it away. A 60-yard punt by Derek Kirn would pin the Dragons to their 25-yard line. On the ensuing drive, the Dragons’ Gabe Greminger made another spetacular play, but this one was also called back.
The Pirates got the ball back after a Dragon punt, failing to cut into the 12 point deficit. The Dragons killed the remainder of the clock, closing out the 33-21 victory over Perryville. The loss brings Perryville’s record to 4-3 as the Pirates shift their focus to a week 8 match-up against Boss’ alma mater, Windsor. Ste. Genevieve improved to 3-4 with the victory and will take on De Soto on the road.
FULL GAME AUDIO
FULL INTERVIEWS
Ste. Gen HC Ken Weik…
Perryville HC Blane Boss…
Player of the Game Ste. Gen’s Chad Donze…